Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

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

The Colorado Rockies (55-74) are on their way to Truist Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the Atlanta Braves (79-50). The odds on this game have Colorado at +280 and Atlanta is priced at -340. The total is 8. The starting pitchers will be Jose Urena and Max Fried.

Colorado is slugging .402 and have been rung up 1,009 times, while being walked on 358 occasions. They have amassed 549 RBI's in addition to 1,159 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .262. The Rockies have hit 229 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 114 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 575 runs and have an OBP of .322. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in the league.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.08 on the season (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 898 batters. They have walked 432 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.47 as a unit for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46. Rockies pitchers have given up 145 home runs in addition to 705 runs in total (30th in the league).

The Rockies have sent 398 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 166 runners this season with 34.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have tallied 35 saves so far this year and have not converted 16 of their 51 chances to save the game. The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 68.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 102 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 51 holds this season (25th in MLB). Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 104 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have turned 67.3% of balls in play into outs in their 10,233 innings, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have amassed 3,411 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,295 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which ranks 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 128 double plays.

Urena (38-59 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.85 while he has gone up against 3,279 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 778 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 281 walks. His ERA is 4.87 (409 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.400. Urena has pitched in 756 frames and is sitting with 504 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .444 and they earn 4.97 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have put up 244 two-baggers, while taking a walk 375 times as well as racking up 641 runs. Atlanta has hit 192 home runs this season and 611 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,189 instances (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 1,120 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have tallied a team on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .254 over the course of the season.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.213 and have a FIP of 3.48 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 (1,231 strikeouts vs 402 walks). They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 999. They have conceded 116 HR's and they give up 3.92 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 503 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.55 (456 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 67 save opportunities and they have converted 43 saves. They sit at 15th in baseball holding a save rate of 64.2%, and they have dispatched 404 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 111 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of their 161 inherited runners. With 150 save situations, the Braves have amassed 80 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 89 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Braves have 1,109 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 3,467 putouts so far this year. Out of their 10,401 innings on the field, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Fried has allowed 542 base knocks while totaling 587 punch outs in 600 innings. He has allowed 209 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.56 and he has gone up against 2,464 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Fried (52-22 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.13 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-340)

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