Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+270) Atlanta (-345)

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (74-63) will play the Colorado Rockies (51-87) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +270 and the Braves are at -345. The total comes in at O7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bradley Blalock and Charlie Morton.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 17th in the league. They have 591 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. The Rockies have earned 240 doubles as a squad and have knocked 150 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 566 RBI's and 1,141 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .245. Colorado is slugging .401 and have been called out on strikes 1,348 times, while being walked on 389 occasions.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.53 this year (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 943 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 184 home runs and 802 total runs (30th in baseball). They have walked 471 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.90 as a team this year. Colorado has conceded 1,380 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) and 747 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52.

The Rockies have sent 414 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 205 runners so far this year with 33.7% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 31 saves for the year and have blown 24 of 55 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 56.4% and has entered the game in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 51 holds over the course of the season (30th in MLB). Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 133 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have transformed 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,950 innings, which has them sitting 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,650 putouts this year, in addition to 1,350 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 7th in baseball, and they have turned 135 double plays.

Blalock (1-1 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.02 and he has gone up against 101 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 26 hits (11.0 hits per nine innings) with 9 walks. His ERA is 5.09 (12 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.651. Blalock has taken the mound for 21 innings and has accumulated 14 punch outs so far in his career.

The Braves hold a slugging % of .413 and they score 4.30 runs per game (16th in the league). They have 231 doubles, while taking a walk 400 times and scoring 589 runs. Atlanta has knocked in 180 long balls for the year as well as 564 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,264 instances (5th in MLB) and have a total of 1,118 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have tallied an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .241 on the year.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.220 with a FIP of 3.52 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (1,293 strikeouts against 387 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,100. They have conceded 128 long balls and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 528 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.62 (490 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta has had relief pitchers take the mound in 51 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 401 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 129 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% of 125 inherited base runners. Sitting with 103 save situations, the Braves have earned 52 holds and also 17 blown saves.

In 10,974 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (24th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 114 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Braves have 1,225 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 3,658 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Morton has given up 1,965 base knocks and he has 2,020 strikeouts in 2,097 frames. He has allowed a total of 936 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.306 and having a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and he has gone up against 8,983 opposing batters during his career. Morton (137-120 mark in his career) has a 4.02 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+270)

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