Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+100) Atlanta (-120)

The Atlanta Braves (29-17) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-18) at Truist Park on Monday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at +100 while the Braves are priced at -120. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Gavin Stone and Spencer Strider.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 4th in MLB. They have 255 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324. The Dodgers have earned 90 doubles as a unit and have knocked 76 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 249 RBI's in addition to 364 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .233. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .449 and have been called out on strikes 417 times, while taking a walk on 205 occasions.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.15 on the season (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 395 batters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 54 home runs in addition to 202 runs in total (16th in MLB). They have walked 129 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.16 as a squad on the campaign. Los Angeles has allowed 382 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 192 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.06 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 41 save situations. The relievers have inherited 82 base runners so far this year with 24.4% of those players crossed home plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 52 times and also have had 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 160 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have a total of 24 holds this season (15th in MLB). They have earned 12 saves so far this season and have missed out on 5 of 17 save chances.

The Dodgers have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,744 innings on the field, which has them ranked 9th in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 1,248 putouts on the campaign, as well as 403 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have 36 double plays.

Stone has taken the mound for 4 frames and has earned 1 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 9.00 (4 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 2.500. He has surrendered 8 base hits (18.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 2 walks. Stone (0-0 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.30 while going up against 23 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Braves hold a slugging % of .463 and they earn 5.27 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 80 two-baggers, while getting a free base 161 times and scoring 237 runs. Atlanta has accounted for 76 home runs for the season as well as 228 RBIs. They have been rung up on 402 occasions (13th in the league) and have totaled 395 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .258 so far this year.

The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 175 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (156 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 38 homers and they allow 3.96 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.271 in addition to having a FIP of 3.55 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.80 (432 strikeouts against 139 bases on balls). They sit at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 367.

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Braves have earned 30 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Atlanta has had relievers enter the game in 20 save chances and they have recorded 11 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 53 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.1% out of 63 inherited base runners. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 55.0%, and they have sent 154 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

In 3,588 innings on the field, the Braves hold a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (28th in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 40 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in professional baseball). The Braves have 374 assists, 32 errors and have notched a total of 1,196 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Strider has surrendered 122 hits while tallying 288 strikeouts in 185 frames. He has allowed 57 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.002 and a FIP of 2.0. His K/BB ratio is 4.50 and he has gone up against 744 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Strider (16-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 2.76 ERA and has allowed 5.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-120)

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