Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-270) Colorado (+220)

The Atlanta Braves (84-45) are headed to Coors Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (49-81). The moneyline on this matchup has the Braves at -270 and the Rockies are at +220. The betting total comes in at 12.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Peter Lambert.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 5.8 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have accounted for 746 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .343. The Braves have hit 224 doubles as a team and have knocked 244 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 721 RBI's and 1,204 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .273. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .497 and have been called out on strikes 1,047 times, while being walked on 439 occasions.

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The Braves have compiled a team ERA of 3.82 for the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,203 batters. Braves pitchers have allowed 134 long balls in addition to 527 runs in total (2nd in baseball). They have walked 412 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a team for the year. Atlanta has surrendered 1,038 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 485 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Braves have sent 422 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 159 base runners for the season and 31.4% of those players ended up scoring. They have tallied 40 saves on the season and have missed out on 20 of 60 save opportunities. The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 143 save situations. The relievers have a total of 82 holds so far this year (5th in the league). Braves relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 106 times and also have had 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 3,432 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,068 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball, and have 110 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,296 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in the majors.

Morton has thrown 1,938 innings and has accumulated 1,854 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.98 (858 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.301. He has surrendered 1,816 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 706 walks. Morton (129-111 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 8,300 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they score 4.39 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have 245 two-baggers, while walking 355 times as well as notching 571 runs. Colorado has compiled 131 home runs so far this year to go along with 543 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,230 occasions (4th in MLB) and have tallied 1,099 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .249 on the season.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.505 and have a FIP of 5.19 as a team for the season. They come in at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,249. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 752 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.49 (692 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.20 (906 strikeouts against 458 walks). They have relinquished 188 dingers and they relinquish 5.97 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have converted 25 saves. They sit at 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 48.1%, and they have dispatched 429 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 124 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.6% of 202 inherited base runners. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 45 holds in addition to 27 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 138 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 1,225 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 3,403 putouts this season. In 10,209 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (27th in MLB).

Lambert (6-11 mark in his career) is the owner of a 6.38 ERA while allowing 10.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and he has faced 751 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 118 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.587 and having a FIP of 5.7. So far in his MLB career, Lambert has given up 201 base hits while earning 122 strikeouts in 166 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+220)

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