Braves vs. Angels: Betting Preview for August 17
Published 8:25 am Saturday, August 17, 2024
Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves (64-58) will square off with Zachary Neto and the Los Angeles Angels (53-69) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Saturday, August 17. First pitch is set for 9:38 p.m. ET.
The Braves (-227), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Angels (+180) This game has a total of 8 runs (over -110; under -110).
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Braves vs. Angels Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
- Time: 9:38 p.m. ET
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Braves -227
- Moneyline Underdog: Angels +180
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will send Chris Sale (13-3) to the mound for his 23rd start of the season. He is 13-3 with a 2.61 ERA and 177 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out came on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, when the lefty tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- Sale is trying to secure his 13th quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Sale will try to record his 21st outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 6.1 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 22 appearances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth-best in MLB action with 159 total home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in baseball, slugging .412.
- The Braves rank 17th in MLB with a .240 batting average.
- Atlanta ranks 17th in runs scored with 523 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves are 23rd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .305.
- The Braves strike out 9.2 times per game, the No. 25 mark in the majors.
- Atlanta has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
- Atlanta’s pitching staff leads the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Braves have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.239).
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