Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+145) Atlanta (-170)

The Atlanta Braves (81-51) will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (55-75) at Truist Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Marlins at +145 and the Braves are sitting at -170. The total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Edward Cabrera and Jake Odorizzi.

Miami is slugging .363 and have been rung up 1,136 times, while drawing a walk on 354 occasions. They have 443 runs batted in and 994 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .229. The Marlins have compiled 200 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 115 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 468 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .294. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in MLB.

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The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.84 for the year (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,131 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Marlins pitchers have relinquished 131 home runs and also 546 total runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 409 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a unit on the season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 116 save situations. The relievers have inherited 149 base runners for the season with 35.6% of those players crossed the plate. Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 104 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 425 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have accumulated 58 holds for the year (21st in MLB). They have earned 32 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 24 of their 56 save opportunities.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 3,459 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,188 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 6th in the majors, and have earned 108 double plays. The Marlins have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,377 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in the majors.

Cabrera has taken the mound for 70 innings and has 76 punch outs in his career. Cabrera (4-5 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.96 while facing 299 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.71 (29 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.251. He has given up 47 base knocks (6.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 41 walks.

The Atlanta Braves have earned a team OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .253 this year. They have been rung up on 1,224 instances (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 1,137 base knocks. Atlanta has a total of 196 long balls on the season as well as 619 runs batted in. The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .443 and they earn 4.92 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have put up 248 doubles, while getting a free base 384 times and scoring 649 runs.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.205 in addition to having a FIP of 3.44 as a staff on the season. They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,018. The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 508 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.50 (460 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 (1,261 strikeouts vs 406 free passes). They have relinquished 117 home runs and they surrender 3.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

With 153 save situations, the Braves have amassed 81 holds and also 24 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 69 save opportunities and they have earned 45 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 111 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% of 161 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have sent 411 relievers to the mound this season.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,144 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,548 putouts so far this season. Out of their 10,644 innings on the diamond, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Odorizzi has allowed 1,113 hits and he has 1,151 punch outs in 1,232 innings. Odorizzi (73-68 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.94 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 540 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.241 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has gone up against 5,178 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+145)

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