Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, July 25, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-150) Philadelphia (+130)

The Atlanta Braves (58-38) are on their way to Citizens Bank Park on Monday where they will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (49-45). The moneyline on this contest has Atlanta at -150 while Philadelphia is priced at +130. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Max Fried and Ranger Suarez.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which is 4th in the league. They have earned a total of 461 runs while having a team OBP of .313. The Braves have accrued 177 doubles as a squad and have hit 151 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 441 runs batted in in addition to 815 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .249. Atlanta has a slugging rate of .445 and have been called out on strikes 897 times, while drawing a walk on 276 occasions.

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Braves pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs in addition to 377 runs in total (7th in the league). They have walked 310 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.44 as a team this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.57 for the season (6th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 921 batters.

Braves relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 83 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 59 holds for the year (8th in MLB). The Braves relievers have accumulated a save rate of 65.4% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. They have earned 34 saves so far this season and have blown 18 out of their 52 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 126 base runners this season and 36.5% of them crossed home plate. The Braves have dispatched 302 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Braves have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 7,761 innings on the field, ranking them 17th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 2,587 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 835 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 4th in baseball, and have accumulated 71 double plays.

Fried has taken the hill for 566 frames and has tallied 556 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.19 (201 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.195. He has surrendered 516 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 161 walks. Fried (50-21 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.34 and he has faced 2,332 hitters in the major leagues.

Philadelphia is sitting with 122 home runs so far this year to go along with 416 RBIs. They have recorded 150 two-baggers, while taking a walk 291 times and scoring 435 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .415 and they average 4.63 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have been rung up on 796 occasions (17th in MLB) and have totaled 778 hits.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.226 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.68 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 749. The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 390 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.82 (354 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.00 (826 strikeouts against 275 bases on balls). They have relinquished 89 dingers and they allow 4.20 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 139 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on. With 84 save situations, the Phillies have earned 50 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in the league holding a save rate of 69.7%, and they have sent 311 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Philadelphia has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 33 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Phillies have 826 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 2,505 putouts this season. In 7,515 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (18th in the majors).

Suarez (22-13 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.11 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and he has gone up against 1,080 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 89 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.281 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Suarez has given up 242 base knocks while he has earned 229 punch outs in 257 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-150)

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