Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+150) Atlanta (-175)

The Atlanta Braves (61-32) welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks (53-42) at Truist Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at +150 while Atlanta is opening at -175. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Zac Gallen and Spencer Strider.

The Diamondbacks have hit 181 doubles as a squad and have hit 109 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona is slugging .428 and have struck out 734 times, while being walked on 315 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 5.0 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB. They have recorded 447 runs batted in and 833 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .259. They have 474 runs scored and have an OBP of .327.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 109 long balls and 454 total runs (21st in baseball). Arizona has allowed 812 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 422 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.50 this year (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 785 batters. They have walked 317 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.33 as a squad for the year.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 308 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 142 base runners on the season and 31.7% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 24 saves on the season and have blown 16 of their 40 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 90 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 49 holds on the campaign (16th in baseball). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 93 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,590 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 2,530 putouts thus far, as well as 834 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which ranks 1st in MLB, and have accumulated 77 double plays.

Gallen has pitched in 580 innings and has racked up 639 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.10 (200 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.095. He has given up 453 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 183 free passes. Gallen (33-26 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.42 while facing 2,356 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .492 and they average 5.67 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have put up 161 two-baggers, while walking 315 times as well as scoring 527 runs. Atlanta has recorded 176 HRs for the year to go along with 508 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 761 occasions (24th in MLB) and have a total of 861 hits. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an on-base percentage of .340 and a team batting average of .270 over the course of the season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 382 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (347 earned runs allowed). They have given up 99 home runs and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.265 with a FIP of 3.94 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (869 strikeouts against 286 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 763.

Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 47 save opportunities and they have come away with 30 saves. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 311 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relievers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations and on 83 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of their 122 inherited runners. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Braves have tallied 67 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 80 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 773 assists, 57 errors and have amassed 2,487 putouts during this campaign. In 7,461 innings on the diamond, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (22nd in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Strider has conceded 176 base knocks while he has earned 378 strikeouts in 244 innings. He has given up a total of 85 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.046 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.73 and he has faced 989 hitters so far in his MLB career. Strider (23-8 career mark) is the owner of a 3.13 earned run average while giving up 6.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (+150)

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