Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-225) Washington (+188)

The Atlanta Braves (35-25) are en route to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (27-35). The moneyline on this matchup has the Braves at -225 and the Nationals are at +188. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Max Fried and Patrick Corbin.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They have notched a total of 270 runs and have an on-base percentage of .312. The Braves have accrued 121 doubles as a unit and have hit 63 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 259 runs batted in and 500 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is .246. Atlanta has a slugging % of .405 and have struck out 517 times, while drawing a walk on 178 occasions.

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The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.58 for the season (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 527 batters. Braves pitchers have yielded 55 home runs and also 231 runs (7th in the league). They have walked 172 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.61 as a team over the course of the season. Atlanta has given up 484 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 213 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Braves have dispatched 180 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 49 base runners for the season with 32.7% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 18 saves for the year and have missed out on 11 out of their 29 save opportunities. The Braves bullpen have earned a save rate of 62.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 60 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 31 holds so far this year (18th in MLB). Braves bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 40 times and also have had 60 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,824 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in pro baseball. The Atlanta Braves have earned 1,608 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 566 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 1st in MLB, and they have turned 50 double plays.

Fried has pitched in 783 innings and has earned 764 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.02 (263 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.151. He has given up 690 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 211 walks. Fried (68-28 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 2.98 while going up against 3,190 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with an OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 499 instances (19th in baseball) and have earned a total of 470 base knocks. Washington has recorded 50 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 227 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .352 and they average 3.92 runs per game (25th in the league). They have recorded 90 two-baggers, while getting a free base 185 times and scoring 243 runs.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.301 with a FIP of 3.76 as a team on the season. They rank 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 533. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 271 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (246 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (474 strikeouts vs 179 free passes). They have allowed 54 long balls and they allow 4.46 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Nationals have earned 42 holds and 8 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to take the mound in 24 save chances and they have come away with 16 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 64 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with base runners. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.5% out of 81 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 212 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 581 assists, 33 errors and have accumulated 1,643 putouts so far this year. In 4,929 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (27th in professional baseball).

Corbin (98-125 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.47 earned run average while allowing 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has gone up against 7,702 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 889 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.372 and a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Corbin has surrendered 1,902 base hits while he has totaled 1,634 K's in 1,788 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+188)

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