Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-150) St. Louis (+130)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (71-53) will take on the Atlanta Braves (78-48) on Friday. The line on this contest has Atlanta at -150 and St. Louis is priced at +130. The betting total is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Spencer Strider and Jose Quintana.

As a team, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. They have tallied 622 runs while having a team OBP of .317. The Braves have earned 235 doubles as a team and have hit 190 baseballs out of the park. They have 593 RBI's and 1,084 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .252. Atlanta is slugging .444 and have been called out on strikes 1,166 times, while drawing a walk on 368 occasions.

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The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.53 on the campaign (5th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,210 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 391 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.42 as a team so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Braves pitchers have given up 110 home runs and also 487 runs in total (8th in MLB).

The Braves have sent 392 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 156 runners for the season and 33.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 43 saves on the year and have blown 22 out of their 65 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.2% and stepped onto the hill in 144 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 76 holds on the year (7th in the league). Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 108 times in addition to having 141 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have earned 3,391 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,088 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 4th in the majors, and they have turned 87 double plays. The Braves have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,173 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB.

Strider has taken the ball for 103 innings and has tallied 151 K's in his career. Strider (8-4 career mark) sits with a FIP of 2.24 and he has gone up against 414 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 2.97 (34 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.029. He has given up 68 hits (5.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 38 walks.

St. Louis has accounted for 149 home runs on the campaign to go along with 576 RBIs. They have hit 220 doubles, while getting a free base 407 times and putting up 601 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .258 so far this year. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .425 and they have an average of 4.85 runs per outing (4th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 960 occasions (25th in MLB) and have earned 1,087 base hits.

The St. Louis pitching staff have relinquished 486 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.79 (461 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 116 homers and they yield 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.243 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.45 (905 strikeouts against 369 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 992.

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Cardinals have recorded 55 holds and also 15 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save chances and they have tallied 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 102 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.5% out of their 185 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 65.1%, and they have sent 350 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 131 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have accrued 1,299 assists, 52 errors and have accounted for 3,287 putouts on the campaign. In 9,861 innings played, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in pro baseball).

Quintana (87-85 career mark) holds a 3.81 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.02 and he has faced 7,057 opposing batters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 711 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.285 and a FIP of 3.7. During his MLB career, Quintana has surrendered 1,663 base hits while he has totaled 1,500 strikeouts in 1,680 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+130)

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