Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+140) St. Louis (-165)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (2-1) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (2-1) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Braves at +140 and the Cardinals are sitting at -165. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Dylan Dodd and Steven Matz.

The Braves have hit 3 doubles as a team and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have been rung up 21 times, while being walked on 13 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in MLB. They have 12 RBI's in addition to 27 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .262. They have earned 15 runs while holding a team OBP of .345.

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The Braves hold a team ERA of 2.42 this season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 20 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Braves pitchers have conceded 1 long ball and also 7 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 12 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a squad for the season.

The Braves have turned 73.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 234 innings on the diamond, ranking them 10th in pro baseball. The Atlanta Braves have amassed 78 putouts on the year, as well as 28 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which is 20th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 4 double plays.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for an OBP of .426 and a batting average of .373 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 19 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 41 base knocks. St. Louis has accounted for 6 home runs this season to go along with 21 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .591 and they are earning 7.33 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have notched 6 two-baggers, while walking 10 times as well as scoring 22 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 15 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.00 (15 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 0 homers and they relinquish 5.00 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.704 in addition to having a FIP of 3.14 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.79 (25 strikeouts vs 14 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 32.

Out of their 243 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 62.6% (24th in baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 2 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 29 assists, 0 errors and have 81 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Matz has conceded 793 base hits while tallying 750 strikeouts in 778 innings pitched. Matz (50-51 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 372 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.318 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.22 and he has gone up against 3,335 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (+140)

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