Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+150) Atlanta (-170)

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (6-8) will attempt to defeat the Miami Marlins (4-7) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Marlins at +150 and the Braves are coming in at -170. The over/under is 9. The men taking the mound will be Trevor Rogers and Kyle Wright.

Miami is slugging .369 and have struck out 100 times, while taking a walk on 37 occasions. They have compiled 38 runs batted in as well as 84 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .231. The Marlins have accrued 13 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 9 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 40 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in baseball.

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The Marlins have an earned run average of 3.62 this year (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 93 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19. Marlins pitchers have allowed 10 home runs in addition to 44 runs in total (11th in the league). They have walked 36 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a squad on the season.

The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 8 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners so far this year with 40.0% of them crossed home plate. Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 8 times and also have had 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 41 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have tallied 5 holds on the season (21st in baseball). They have recorded 2 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 out of their 3 save chances.

The Marlins have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 873 innings on the diamond, ranking them 14th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have accumulated 291 putouts so far this season, as well as 97 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 27th in baseball, and they have turned 11 double plays.

Rogers has taken the hill for 167 innings and is sitting with 202 K's thus far in his career. Rogers (8-12 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.88 while he has gone up against 715 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.60 (67 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.270. He has conceded 149 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 64 walks.

Atlanta has accumulated 16 long balls on the campaign to go along with 50 RBIs. They have tallied 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 46 times as well as notching 54 runs. The Atlanta Braves have compiled an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .233 on the season. The Braves hold a slugging % of .402 and they are earning 3.86 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 121 occasions (5th in MLB) and have accounted for 106 base knocks.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.230 in addition to having a FIP of 3.67 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 103. The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 68 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.65 (63 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.74 (129 strikeouts vs 47 free passes). They have surrendered 13 homers and they concede 5.02 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 5 save chances and they have recorded 5 saves. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 41 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 5 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.0% out of 20 inherited runners. With 9 save situations, the Braves have tallied 4 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in the majors). The Braves have racked up 111 assists, 6 errors and have accounted for 366 putouts during this campaign. In their 1,098 innings on the field, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (16th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Wright has given up 77 hits while he has tallied 74 K's in 81 frames. He has given up a total of 53 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.556 and having a FIP of 5.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.51 and he has gone up against 366 batters so far in his MLB career. Wright (3-8 record in his career) has earned a 5.89 earned run average and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+150)

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