Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 6/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-136) St. Louis (+116)

Busch Stadium is where the St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) will try to defeat the Atlanta Braves (43-33) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Braves at -136 while the Cardinals are priced at +116. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Max Fried and Andre Pallante.

The Braves have earned 149 two-baggers as a team and have hit 86 balls out of the park. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 668 times, while being walked on 213 occasions. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have earned 319 runs batted in as well as 631 base knocks this season, while their batting average is sitting at .245. They have 337 runs scored and hold an OBP of .308.

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The Braves have compiled a team earned run average of 3.60 on the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 674 batters. Braves pitchers have conceded 66 long balls in addition to 288 runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 221 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.56 as a squad so far this year. Atlanta has conceded 599 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 269 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22.

The Braves bullpen have compiled a save rate of 67.6% and has come into the game in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 66 base runners for the year with 30.3% of them crossed home plate. Braves relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 49 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 226 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have earned 36 holds on the season (23rd in baseball). They have recorded 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 out of their 34 save opportunities.

The Braves have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 6,057 innings, which has them ranked 20th in MLB. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 2,019 putouts so far this season, in addition to 704 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 70 double plays.

Fried has taken the ball for 799 innings and has racked up 777 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.03 (269 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has given up 706 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 216 walks. Fried (69-29 career record) has a FIP of 2.98 and he has faced 3,258 hitters in the majors.

The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .381 and they average 4.04 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have put up 114 doubles, while walking 225 times and putting up 311 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 77 HRs for the season to go along with 291 RBIs. They have struck out on 659 instances (13th in MLB) and have recorded 625 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .241 on the campaign.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.251 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (637 strikeouts against 225 walks). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 631. They have conceded 81 homers and they allow 4.49 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 341 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.92 (298 earned runs yielded).

With 102 save situations, the Cardinals have 61 holds and 11 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.1% out of their 105 inherited runners. They rank 4th in the league holding a save rate of 73.2%, and they have dispatched 246 relievers to the hill for the season.

In 6,156 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (18th in professional baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Cardinals have racked up 704 assists, 44 errors and are sitting with 2,052 putouts this year.

Pallante (13-9 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.02 ERA and has surrendered 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and he has gone up against 905 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 93 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.499 and having a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Pallante has surrendered 227 base knocks and he has 142 strikeouts in 208 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+116)

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