Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-340) Oakland (+280)

The Oakland Athletics (50-85) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (84-51) at Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Atlanta at -340 and Oakland is at +280. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Spencer Strider and Ken Waldichuk.

The Braves have tallied 254 two-baggers as a team and have hit 203 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta is slugging .445 and have struck out 1,255 times, while drawing a walk on 399 occasions. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 635 RBI's and 1,164 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .253. They have tallied 666 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.45 for the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,294 batters. They have walked 415 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.40 as a unit on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Braves pitchers have conceded 118 home runs and 511 total runs (7th in the league).

The Braves have sent 421 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 base runners for the season and 31.5% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 45 saves this year and have blown 25 out of their 70 save chances. The Braves relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 158 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 85 holds on the campaign (7th in the league). Braves relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 113 times in addition to having 152 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,887 innings, ranking them 15th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have earned 3,629 putouts on the year, as well as 1,167 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and have earned 94 double plays.

Strider (10-4 career record) has earned a FIP of 1.99 while he has gone up against 466 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 76 hits (5.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 39 free passes. His earned run average is 2.69 (35 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.983. Strider has thrown 117 innings and has earned 174 K's during his career.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .344 and they average 3.39 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have recorded 208 doubles, while taking a walk 353 times and earning 457 runs. Oakland has 113 home runs this year and 430 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,129 occasions (16th in MLB) and have 960 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an on-base percentage of .281 in addition to a batting average of .217 this season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.314 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,128. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 614 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.30 (568 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 (998 strikeouts vs 434 bases on balls). They have conceded 155 long balls and they allow 4.65 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Oakland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.8% out of their 222 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 154 occasions with runners on. With 147 save situations, the Athletics have earned 95 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They rank 22nd in the league with a save rate of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 446 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Oakland has had relief pitchers take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 29 saves.

Out of their 10,704 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (9th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 108 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Athletics have 1,213 assists, 76 errors and have a total of 3,568 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Waldichuk has conceded 5 base hits and he has 6 K's in 4 innings pitched. Waldichuk (0-0 career mark) is the owner of a 1.93 ERA and has surrendered 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 1 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.929 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.50 and he has gone up against 23 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+280)

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