Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, May 29, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-225) Oakland (+190)

The Oakland Athletics (10-44) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (31-21) at Oakland Coliseum on Monday. The odds on this game have the Braves at -225 and the Athletics are priced at +190. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bryce Elder and Paul Blackburn.

Atlanta has a slugging rate of .459 and have struck out 458 times, while drawing a walk on 178 occasions. They have tallied 255 RBI's and 448 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is .255. The Braves have accrued 94 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 86 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 264 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are compiling 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Braves pitchers have given up 48 home runs in addition to 209 total runs (6th in MLB). Atlanta has allowed 430 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 188 earned runs. The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.66 on the year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 501 batters. They have walked 163 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a team for the year.

The Braves relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 52.0% and has come into the game in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 base runners this year with 37.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Braves bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 46 times and also have had 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 178 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have a total of 34 holds so far this year (4th in the league). They have recorded 13 saves on the season and have not converted 12 of 25 save opportunities.

The Atlanta Braves have earned 1,385 putouts thus far, in addition to 423 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 44 double plays. The Braves have transformed 67.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,155 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in MLB.

Elder (5-4 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 and he has faced 464 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 96 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 39 walks. His earned run average is 2.56 (32 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.202. Elder has taken the hill for 112 innings and has racked up 98 K's during his pro baseball career.

Oakland has compiled 55 long balls this season to go along with 182 RBIs. They have tallied 72 doubles, while taking a walk 171 times as well as scoring 188 runs. The Oakland Athletics have an OBP of .297 in addition to a batting average of .221 on the season. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .359 and they are scoring 3.48 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have struck out on 512 occasions (3rd in the league) and have recorded 397 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.649 and have a FIP of 5.88 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (407 strikeouts against 256 free passes). They rank 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 524. They have given up 89 HR's and they give up 7.19 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 378 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 6.81 (358 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 28.6%, and they have sent 185 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.7% of 103 inherited base runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 12 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 415 assists, 35 errors and have earned a total of 1,419 putouts so far this year. In their 4,257 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (27th in baseball).

Blackburn (13-17 mark in his career) holds a 5.09 ERA and has allowed 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and he has gone up against 1,070 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 141 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Blackburn has surrendered 277 hits while tallying 166 strikeouts in 249 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+190)

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