Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+220) Atlanta (-270)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (75-63) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (51-88) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +220 while the Braves open at -270. The betting total is set at O8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Austin Gomber and Reynaldo Lopez.

Colorado has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 1,361 times, while being walked on 390 occasions. They have recorded 566 runs batted in and 1,147 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .244. The Rockies have hit 240 doubles as a squad and have hit 150 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 591 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 19th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have given up 184 home runs in addition to 805 runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has yielded 1,387 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 749 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.50 this year (30th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 949 batters. They have walked 476 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.89 as a team so far this season.

The Rockies have dispatched 417 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 207 base runners so far this season and 33.3% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 31 saves this season and have blown 24 out of their 55 chances to save the game. The Rockies relievers have earned a save rate of 56.4% and stepped onto the hill in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds so far this year (30th in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 134 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,674 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,358 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and have earned 136 double plays. The Rockies have converted 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,022 innings, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.

Gomber has taken the hill for 627 innings and has earned 491 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.85 (338 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.364. He has conceded 654 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 201 free passes. Gomber (34-38 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.78 while he has gone up against 2,678 batters in the major leagues.

The Braves hold a team slugging % of .412 and they are earning 4.29 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have recorded 232 two-baggers, while taking a walk 405 times and earning 592 runs. Atlanta has compiled 180 HRs on the year and 566 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,270 instances (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,125 hits. The Atlanta Braves have recorded a team OBP of .306 as well as a batting average of .241 for the year.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.217 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a unit for the season. They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,106. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 528 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.59 (490 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (1,306 strikeouts vs 388 walks). They have given up 128 home runs and they give up 3.87 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the game in 52 save chances and they have earned 35 saves. They rank 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 403 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 125 inherited runners. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Braves have recorded 53 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 114 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,230 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 3,685 putouts for the season. In their 11,055 innings on the field, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (24th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Lopez has given up 735 base hits while earning 742 strikeouts in 801 frames. He has surrendered 353 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 3,384 batters during his pro baseball career. Lopez (47-53 career mark) is the owner of a 3.97 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+220)

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