Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-250) Colorado (+205)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (49-82) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (85-45) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Atlanta at -250 while Colorado is priced at +205. The total is 13.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Spencer Strider and Kyle Freeland.

Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .500 and have been called out on strikes 1,052 times, while taking a walk on 444 occasions. They have 734 runs batted in in addition to 1,222 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .275. The Braves have tallied 229 doubles as a unit and have hit 246 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 760 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .345. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 5.9 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.82 this year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,214 batters. Braves pitchers have given up 135 home runs and 531 runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 413 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.92 as a unit on the year. Atlanta has given up 1,047 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 489 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

Braves relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 106 times in addition to having 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 82 holds over the course of the season (5th in MLB). The Braves relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 143 save situations. They have compiled 40 saves for the year and have blown 20 of their 60 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 159 base runners so far this year with 31.4% of them crossed home plate. The Braves have sent 425 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Braves have transformed 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,377 innings, which ranks them 21st in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have earned 3,459 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,077 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball, and have earned 111 double plays.

Strider (27-9 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.41 and he has gone up against 1,157 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 203 hits (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has 93 free passes. His ERA is 3.10 (99 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.030. Strider has taken the ball for 287 innings and has accounted for 438 strikeouts during his career.

The Rockies have a SLG% of .403 and they score 4.39 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have 246 doubles, while getting a free base 356 times as well as putting up 575 runs. Colorado has accounted for 132 HRs on the season and 547 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,241 occasions (4th in the league) and have accounted for 1,108 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .250 for the season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.513 and have a FIP of 5.21 as a squad for the year. They rank 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,267. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 766 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.55 (705 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.20 (911 strikeouts vs 463 bases on balls). They have given up 190 homers and they allow 6.03 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.9% out of their 206 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 127 occasions with base runners. With 99 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 45 holds and also 27 blown saves. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 48.1%, and they have sent 433 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 52 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 139 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in MLB). The Rockies have accrued 1,237 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 3,430 putouts over the course of the season. In their 10,290 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (27th in the majors).

Freeland (54-64 record in his career) has a 4.37 earned run average and has allowed 9.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and he has gone up against 4,177 hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 468 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.415 and a FIP of 4.6. In his career, Freeland has surrendered 1,041 base hits while earning 727 K's in 963 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+205)

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