Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-150) Kansas City (+130)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (4-10) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (10-4) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Atlanta at -150 while Kansas City is opening at +130. The betting total is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Wright and Zack Greinke.

Atlanta is slugging .460 and have been called out on strikes 136 times, while drawing a walk on 59 occasions. They have tallied 68 runs batted in as well as 132 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .272. The Braves have hit 28 doubles as a unit and have knocked 21 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 73 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .352. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 5.2 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

Get all of our MLB Betting Picks

Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Braves pitchers have conceded 10 home runs and also 56 runs in total (8th in MLB). Atlanta has yielded 115 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 53 earned runs. The Braves have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 for the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 123 hitters. They have walked 53 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Braves relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 runners on the season with 25.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Braves relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 14 times as well as having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 52 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have earned 13 holds over the course of the season (2nd in the league). They have compiled 4 saves so far this season and have blown 2 of 6 chances to save the game.

The Braves have turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,134 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 378 putouts on the campaign, as well as 120 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which is 21st in baseball, and have a total of 14 double plays.

Wright (23-13 career record) has a FIP of 4.45 and he has faced 1,081 batters in the majors. He has allowed 230 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 105 walks. His earned run average is 4.23 (119 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.322. Wright has taken the ball for 253 innings and has accumulated 236 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .269 in addition to a team batting average of .205 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 133 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 94 base hits. Kansas City has knocked in 12 home runs this year and 44 runs batted in. The Royals hold a slugging % of .336 and they score 3.36 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have tallied 18 doubles, while getting a free base 36 times as well as scoring 47 runs.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.42 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (124 strikeouts against 41 walks). They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 129. They have conceded 19 dingers and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 68 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.71 (65 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of 17 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Royals have tallied 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 45 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Kansas City has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 4 save chances and they have walked away with 2 saves.

In their 1,122 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (19th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .996 (2nd in baseball). The Royals have recorded 106 assists, 2 errors and have accounted for 374 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Greinke has surrendered 3,069 hits while he has earned 2,893 punch outs in 3,263 frames. He has given up a total of 1,241 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.168 and having a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.90 and he has gone up against 13,354 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Greinke (223-144 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.42 earned run average and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+130)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here