Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

loanDepot park is the location where the Miami Marlins (56-96) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (82-70) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Max Fried and Adam Oller.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which is 16th in baseball. They have racked up 653 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. The Braves have recorded 262 doubles as a unit and have hit 193 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 625 RBI's in addition to 1,235 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .241. Atlanta is slugging .410 and have been rung up 1,374 times, while being walked on 455 occasions.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.54 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,448 batters. Braves pitchers have conceded 140 home runs in addition to 580 total runs (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 427 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.47 as a unit on the campaign. Atlanta has conceded 1,215 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 533 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.39 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21.

The Braves relievers have a save percentage of 64.9% and has come into the game in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 runners this year with 31.4% of them crossed the plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 103 times in addition to having 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 448 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have accumulated 62 holds this year (27th in the league). They have tallied 37 saves this year and have not converted 20 of 57 save opportunities.

The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 4,063 putouts on the year, as well as 1,347 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 3rd in baseball, and they have turned 124 double plays. The Braves have turned 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,189 innings, which ranks them 23rd in professional baseball.

Fried has taken the ball for 869 innings and has tallied 848 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.12 (301 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.172. He has surrendered 775 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 243 free passes. Fried (71-36 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.07 while facing 3,560 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Miami has a total of 137 HRs for the season as well as 560 runs batted in. They have 225 doubles, while getting a free base 369 times as well as scoring 582 runs. The Miami Marlins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .297 and a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Marlins hold a team SLG% of .372 and they are recording 3.83 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,300 instances (14th in MLB) and have recorded 1,244 hits.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.375 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a unit so far this year. They sit at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,333. The Miami pitching staff have yielded 785 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.74 (708 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (1,247 strikeouts against 515 bases on balls). They have surrendered 181 homers and they allow 5.26 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

With 127 save situations, the Marlins have earned 72 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 172 times in high leverage situations and on 160 occasions with base runners. Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.2% of 223 inherited base runners. They are ranked 29th in baseball holding a save rate of 52.8%, and they have sent 519 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 12,099 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (28th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have turned 110 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Marlins have racked up 1,352 assists, 108 errors and have a tally of 4,033 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Oller has surrendered 138 base hits and he has 85 strikeouts in 125 innings. Oller (4-13 career record) has a 6.72 earned run average while conceding 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 93 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.663 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.23 and he has faced 575 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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