Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-160) Arizona (+140)

The Atlanta Braves (23-26) are headed to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (24-26). The moneyline on this matchup has the Braves at -160 and the Diamondbacks are coming in at +140. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Wright and Madison Bumgarner.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.1 runs/g, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have accumulated 200 runs and have an OBP of .302. The Braves have compiled 90 doubles as a squad and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have 186 RBI's and 377 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .232. Atlanta is slugging .402 and have been called out on strikes 479 times, while being walked on 149 occasions.

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The Braves hold a team earned run average of 4.00 so far this year (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 449 batters. They have walked 181 opposing players and their FIP is 3.59 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.48 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Braves pitchers have conceded 38 long balls in addition to 215 runs in total (18th in the league).

The Braves relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.2% and has come into the game in 53 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 74 runners so far this year with 40.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Braves relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 48 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 159 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 30 holds for the year (12th in the league). They have earned 15 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 23 chances to get a save.

The Braves have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs in their 3,834 innings, which has them sitting 19th in MLB. The Atlanta Braves have amassed 1,278 putouts thus far, as well as 409 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 11th in baseball, and have earned 32 double plays.

Wright has taken the hill for 123 innings and has totaled 120 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Wright (6-11 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.94 and he has faced 539 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.88 (67 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.407. He has given up 108 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 66 walks.

Arizona has tallied 58 home runs for the year as well as 184 runs batted in. They have put up 73 two-baggers, while walking 178 times and scoring 195 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled a team on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a team batting average of .217 for the year. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .379 and they are recording 3.90 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 464 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned 352 base knocks.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 225 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.15 (204 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 55 home runs and they relinquish 4.58 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.287 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.24 (351 strikeouts against 157 free passes). They rank 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 412.

Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 24.0% out of their 75 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 51 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 56 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 34 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 182 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Arizona has called on relievers to take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

In 3,897 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (13th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 40 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have recorded 409 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,299 putouts this season.

During his career, Bumgarner has surrendered 1,843 base hits while tallying 1,979 K's in 2,082 frames. Bumgarner (129-109 career record) holds a 3.31 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 766 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.123 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.99 and he has faced 8,509 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-160)

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