Detroit Tigers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+143) Atlanta (-166)

The Atlanta Braves (38-31) welcome the Detroit Tigers (34-37) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +143 while Atlanta is sitting at -166. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Tarik Skubal and Max Fried.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 637 times, while taking a walk on 211 occasions. They have tallied 290 runs batted in in addition to 562 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .231. The Tigers have earned 108 doubles as a team and have knocked 67 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 305 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .298. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 66 long balls and also 309 runs in total (13th in baseball). Detroit has surrendered 581 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 273 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.84 on the season (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 600 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 194 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.63 as a squad on the campaign.

The Tigers relievers have compiled a save rate of 48.4% and has come into the game in 58 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 103 base runners for the season and 29.1% of those players ended up scoring. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 72 times as well as having 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 213 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 27 holds for the year (30th in the league). They have tallied 15 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 16 out of their 31 chances to save the game.

The Tigers have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,757 innings on the field, which ranks them 18th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have 1,919 putouts this season, in addition to 618 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 25th in MLB, and have accumulated 56 double plays.

Skubal has taken the mound for 464 innings and has 518 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.57 (184 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.105. He has given up 393 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 120 free passes. Skubal (31-29 career mark) has a FIP of 3.51 while he has faced 1,891 batters in the major leagues.

The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .245 this season. They have been rung up on 608 instances (12th in the league) and are sitting with 584 hits. Atlanta has recorded 76 HRs so far this year and 295 RBIs. The Braves have a SLG% of .406 and they are recording 4.44 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have hit 140 doubles, while taking a walk 200 times and earning 311 runs.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.229 with a FIP of 3.65 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 556. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 273 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (254 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (617 strikeouts vs 207 free passes). They have surrendered 64 homers and they yield 3.96 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Sitting with 64 save situations, the Braves have tallied 32 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 32 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% of 63 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in baseball holding a save percentage of 65.6%, and they have dispatched 209 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

Out of their 5,589 innings on the diamond, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (21st in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 62 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in baseball). The Braves have racked up 650 assists, 30 errors and have amassed 1,863 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Fried has surrendered 700 hits while he has totaled 773 punch outs in 793 frames. He has conceded 268 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.155 and a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has faced 3,236 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Fried (68-29 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.04 ERA while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+143)

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