Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-155) Los Angeles (+130)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (83-49) will play the Atlanta Braves (87-45) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The line on this matchup has Atlanta at -155 while Los Angeles is at +130. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Max Fried and Julio Urias.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.8 runs per game, which is 1st in the league. They have racked up 770 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .345. The Braves have recorded 231 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 250 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 744 RBI's and 1,249 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is at .276. Atlanta has a slugging rate of .500 and have struck out 1,061 times, while drawing a walk on 446 occasions.

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The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.79 on the year (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,235 hitters. Braves pitchers have given up 136 long balls and also 535 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 419 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.90 as a team so far this season. Atlanta has conceded 1,055 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 493 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

Braves relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 106 times in addition to having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 84 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Braves relievers have recorded a save rate of 67.2% and has come into the game in 146 save situations. They have 41 saves on the season and have not converted 20 of 61 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 159 runners this season and 31.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Braves have dispatched 431 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 3,459 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,077 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have earned 111 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,377 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB.

Fried (59-26 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.29 while he has faced 2,809 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 621 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 182 walks. His earned run average is 3.07 (234 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.171. Fried has taken the mound for 686 innings and has totaled 670 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .460 and they average 5.66 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have 258 doubles, while getting a free base 539 times and recording 747 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 208 home runs for the season as well as 724 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,107 occasions (19th in the league) and have totaled 1,152 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .257 on the season.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.226 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a team on the season. They come in at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,063. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 577 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.14 (541 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (1,116 strikeouts against 378 bases on balls). They have surrendered 154 long balls and they give up 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Sitting with 131 save situations, the Dodgers have 77 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 53 save chances and they have converted 39 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations and also on 114 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.8% out of 176 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 73.6%, and they have dispatched 455 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 1,117 assists, 59 errors and have 3,473 putouts so far this year. In their 10,419 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (5th in baseball).

So far in his career, Urias has given up 590 hits while he has accumulated 706 K's in 712 innings. Urias (60-24 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.07 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up 243 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.097 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.70 and he has faced 2,893 batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-155)

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