Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+225) Atlanta (-265)

The Atlanta Braves (79-50) welcome the Colorado Rockies (55-74) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Colorado at +225 while Atlanta is at -265. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryan Feltner and Kyle Wright.

The Rockies have accounted for 229 doubles as a team and have knocked 114 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .402 and have been called out on strikes 1,009 times, while taking a walk on 358 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 12th in the league. They have accumulated 549 RBI's as well as 1,159 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .262. They are sitting with 575 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .322.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.08 so far this season (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 898 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 432 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.47 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.46. Rockies pitchers have given up 145 home runs and 705 runs in total (30th in the league).

The Rockies have dispatched 398 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 166 base runners over the course of the season and 34.3% of those players crossed the plate. They have tallied 35 saves this season and have blown 16 out of their 51 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 68.6% and has entered the game in 102 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds on the year (26th in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 104 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,411 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,295 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which ranks 27th in MLB, and have a total of 128 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,233 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball.

Feltner (2-6 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.42 while he has gone up against 305 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 76 base hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) with 25 walks. His ERA is 6.38 (48 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.493. Feltner has taken the mound for 67 innings and has earned 57 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Braves have a team SLG% of .444 and they earn 4.97 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have tallied 244 two-baggers, while getting a free base 375 times as well as putting up 641 runs. Atlanta has tallied 192 home runs this year to go along with 611 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,189 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have a total of 1,120 hits. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .254 over the course of the season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 503 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.55 (456 earned runs conceded). They have given up 116 homers and they surrender 3.92 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.213 in addition to having a FIP of 3.48 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.06 (1,231 strikeouts vs 402 free passes). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 999.

Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of 161 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with base runners. With 150 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 80 holds and also 24 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 64.2%, and they have sent 404 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 67 save chances and they have earned 43 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 89 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Braves have racked up 1,109 assists, 57 errors and have notched a total of 3,467 putouts this year. In 10,401 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Wright has conceded 196 base knocks while accumulating 203 K's in 217 frames. He has conceded a total of 100 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.309 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and he has gone up against 923 hitters in his pro baseball career. Wright (18-13 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.13 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-265)

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