Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+180) Atlanta (-210)

The Atlanta Braves (61-31) are welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (52-42) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Arizona at +180 and Atlanta is coming in at -210. The over/under is set at 10.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Ryne Nelson and Charlie Morton.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which is 8th in the league. They have earned 458 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. The Diamondbacks have accrued 178 doubles as a squad and have knocked 106 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 433 RBI's in addition to 817 hits for the year, and their batting average is .257. Arizona has a slugging rate of .425 and have struck out 727 times, while taking a walk on 312 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 106 home runs in addition to 441 total runs (20th in the league). Arizona has conceded 801 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 409 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.41 so far this season (21st in the league), and their staff has rung up 780 hitters. They have walked 313 opposing players and their FIP is 4.28 as a team on the campaign.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 93 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 49 holds so far this season (16th in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.5% and has come into the game in 88 save situations. They have 23 saves on the campaign and have not converted 15 of 38 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 142 runners this season and 31.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 303 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 2,503 putouts this season, in addition to 823 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 1st in MLB, and have a total of 77 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,509 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball.

Nelson has thrown 117 frames and has totaled 84 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.44 (58 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.343. He has conceded 123 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 35 free passes. Nelson (6-6 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.51 while he has faced 499 opposing batters in the majors.

The Atlanta Braves have accumulated a team OBP of .339 in addition to a team batting average of .270 so far this season. They have struck out on 756 occasions (24th in MLB) and have tallied 850 base knocks. Atlanta has 173 long balls on the campaign to go along with 495 RBIs. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .490 and they earn 5.59 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have notched 157 two-baggers, while taking a walk 311 times and racking up 514 runs.

The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 366 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.67 (334 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 96 HR's and they give up 4.02 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Braves have a WHIP of 1.256 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.50 (862 strikeouts vs 283 bases on balls). They sit at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 747.

Sitting with 112 save situations, the Braves have earned 66 holds and also 15 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 45 save chances and they have recorded 30 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 102 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of 118 inherited runners. They rank 8th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 305 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 7,380 innings on the field, the Braves hold a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (20th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in professional baseball). The Braves have accrued 764 assists, 54 errors and have earned a total of 2,460 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Morton has allowed 1,785 base hits while he has earned 1,812 K's in 1,901 innings. He has allowed 842 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.298 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 8,131 hitters in his career. Morton (126-107 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.99 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-210)

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