Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (79-67) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (87-59) at Truist Park on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Walker Buehler and Charlie Morton.

The Dodgers have tallied 261 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 204 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .440 and have struck out 1,219 times, while drawing a walk on 532 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.0 runs/g, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. They have tallied 710 runs batted in and 1,264 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .254. They have racked up 730 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 182 home runs in addition to 618 total runs (11th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 1,152 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 562 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 this season (11th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,242 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 444 opposing players and their FIP is 4.23 as a squad this year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 501 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 150 runners on the season and 31.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have tallied 46 saves so far this season and have missed out on 28 out of their 74 save chances. The Dodgers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 62.2% and has entered the game in 174 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 97 holds so far this year (3rd in the league). Dodgers pitchers have come into the game with runners on 111 times and also have had 171 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have turned 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,742 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 3rd in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 3,914 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,238 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them sitting 14th in MLB, and have accumulated 110 double plays.

Buehler has taken the hill for 697 innings and has accumulated 739 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.27 (253 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.087. He has surrendered 575 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 183 free passes. Buehler (47-21 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.22 while he has faced 2,832 batters in the majors.

Atlanta has hit 186 long balls so far this year to go along with 595 RBIs. They have hit 245 two-baggers, while walking 428 times as well as recording 623 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an on-base percentage of .306 and a team batting average of .240 this season. The Braves hold a slugging % of .408 and they have an average of 4.27 runs per game (17th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,329 instances (8th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,185 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 552 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.50 (506 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 134 HR's and they allow 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.213 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a team on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (1,398 strikeouts against 405 walks). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,173.

Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of 134 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with base runners. With 114 save situations, the Braves have earned 59 holds and 18 blown saves. They sit at 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 429 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 55 save chances and they have walked away with 37 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 120 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Braves have accrued 1,295 assists, 62 errors and have amassed 3,904 putouts during this campaign. In 11,712 innings played, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (24th in pro baseball).

Morton (138-121 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.01 earned run average and has allowed 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and he has faced 9,033 batters in his career. He has allowed 939 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Morton has conceded 1,976 hits while tallying 2,035 K's in 2,109 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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