Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+140) Atlanta (-166)

The Atlanta Braves (44-35) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-41) at Truist Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at +140 and the Braves open at -166. The over/under is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Paul Skenes and Max Fried.

The Pirates have tallied 112 doubles as a unit and have smacked 76 balls out of the stadium. Pittsburgh is slugging .361 and have been rung up 754 times, while drawing a walk on 253 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in MLB. They have recorded 316 RBI's and 621 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .229. They have accumulated 327 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .298.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.01 this year (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 675 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 83 home runs and 357 runs in total (16th in MLB). They have walked 239 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a team on the campaign. Pittsburgh has allowed 674 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 319 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Pirates relievers have recorded a save rate of 59.5% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 104 base runners on the campaign and 31.7% of those runners crossed the plate. Pirates pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 71 times as well as having 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 247 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have a total of 39 holds for the year (19th in the league). They have compiled 22 saves so far this season and have blown 15 of their 37 chances to get a save.

The Pirates have transformed 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,447 innings, which has them ranked 21st in MLB. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 2,149 putouts this season, in addition to 679 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Skenes (4-0 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 2.12 while facing 181 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 38 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 8 walks. His earned run average is 2.15 (11 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.998. Skenes has pitched in 46 frames and has accumulated 61 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Braves have a slugging percentage of .403 and they average 4.35 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have recorded 151 doubles, while taking a walk 227 times as well as racking up 344 runs. Atlanta has tallied 87 home runs this season to go along with 326 RBIs. They have been rung up on 692 occasions (12th in baseball) and have totaled 649 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have compiled an OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .243 for the season.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.209 with a FIP of 3.53 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (700 strikeouts against 229 free passes). They sit at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 615. They have conceded 67 homers and they give up 3.80 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 295 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.56 (276 earned runs relinquished).

With 70 save situations, the Braves have earned 36 holds and also 11 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 72 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 66 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 10th in the league holding a save rate of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 232 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

In 6,282 innings played, the Braves hold a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (19th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 72 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in baseball). The Braves have accrued 729 assists, 31 errors and have a tally of 2,094 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Fried has allowed 706 base hits and he has 777 K's in 799 innings. He has allowed 269 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.154 and having a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has gone up against 3,258 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Fried (69-29 career mark) has a 3.03 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+140)

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