Oakland Athletics vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+246) Atlanta (-292)

The Oakland Athletics (23-36) are traveling to Truist Park on Sunday where they will compete against the Atlanta Braves (32-23). The moneyline on this game has Oakland at +246 and Atlanta is coming in at -292. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Mitch Spence and Charlie Morton.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in MLB. They have accounted for 219 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .294. The Athletics have recorded 87 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 70 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 210 RBI's in addition to 438 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .222. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 578 times, while taking a walk on 185 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 55 long balls and also 283 total runs (26th in the league). Oakland has allowed 501 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 247 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.23 so far this year (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 459 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 189 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team over the course of the season.

Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 59 times in addition to having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 36 holds for the year (7th in baseball). The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save rate of 65.0% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the season and have blown 7 of 20 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 73 runners over the course of the season and 32.9% of those runners crossed the plate. The Athletics have sent 186 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 1,575 putouts for the season, in addition to 517 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which ranks 29th in the majors, and they have turned 61 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,725 innings, ranking them 25th in MLB.

Spence has taken the mound for 203 innings and has totaled 223 punch outs in his MLB career. Spence (11-12 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.22 while he has faced 845 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.77 (85 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. He has given up 172 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 79 free passes.

The Braves hold a team slugging % of .405 and they are scoring 4.45 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have put up 109 doubles, while taking a walk 165 times and scoring 245 runs. Atlanta has accounted for 57 home runs over the course of the season and 236 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 485 instances (14th in the league) and have notched a total of 464 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for a team OBP of .315 and a batting average of .249 so far this season.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.222 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (479 strikeouts vs 159 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 442. They have yielded 46 HR's and they concede 3.75 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 205 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.44 (188 earned runs given up).

With 54 save situations, the Braves have accrued 29 holds and 9 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 25 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves. Their relievers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of 45 inherited runners. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 64.0%, and they have sent 166 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 47 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Braves have recorded 525 assists, 22 errors and have notched a total of 1,476 putouts this season. In 4,428 innings on the field, the Braves have a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (23rd in MLB).

Morton (5-12 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.21 earned run average and has allowed 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and he has faced 782 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 86 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.288 and having a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Morton has surrendered 172 base knocks while he has tallied 153 punch outs in 184 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-292)

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