San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+120) Atlanta (-140)

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (6-1) will take on the San Diego Padres (3-4) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Padres at +120 and the Braves are at -140. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Charlie Morton.

The Padres have tallied 14 doubles as a squad and have knocked 11 balls out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .443 and have been called out on strikes 48 times, while drawing a walk on 27 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in the league. They have 29 RBI's as well as 51 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .231. They have earned 31 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .311.

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Padres pitchers have conceded 9 home runs and also 35 total runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 23 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.44 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.65 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. The Padres have an earned run average of 5.06 on the year (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 61 hitters.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for 188 putouts so far this season, as well as 64 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .992 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays. The Padres have turned 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 564 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 22nd in MLB.

Wacha has thrown 1,159 innings and is sitting with 1,023 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.06 (523 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.308. He has allowed 1,144 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 373 walks. Wacha (75-50 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 4,918 opposing batters in the majors.

The Braves have a team slugging % of .484 and they are earning 5.57 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have hit 15 two-baggers, while getting a free base 27 times and scoring 39 runs. Atlanta has a total of 11 home runs on the season to go along with 36 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 57 occasions (12th in the league) and have recorded 72 base hits. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an OBP of .357 and a team batting average of .290 on the season.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.306 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.99 as a team over the course of the season. They are sitting at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 54. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 20 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 2.90 (20 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (51 strikeouts vs 27 free passes). They have allowed 5 dingers and they give up 2.90 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

In 558 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (11th in professional baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in professional baseball). The Braves have 69 assists, 3 errors and have notched a total of 186 putouts on the season.

During his career, Morton has allowed 1,696 base knocks while accumulating 1,698 K's in 1,802 innings pitched. Morton (117-101 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.03 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 808 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.297 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and he has faced 7,711 opposing hitters 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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