Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 29
Published 5:32 am Thursday, August 29, 2024
When the Atlanta Braves (73-60) square off against the Philadelphia Phillies (78-55) at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, August 29 at 6:40 p.m. ET, Marcell Ozuna will be seeking his 100th RBI of the season (he currently has 98).
The Phillies (-150), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game versus the Braves (+125) Sportsbooks have set the total for this matchup at 8.5 runs.
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Braves vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: NBCS-PH
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -150
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +125
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will hand the ball to Charlie Morton (7-7) for his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- In 24 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 10 of them.
- Morton has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has six appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 24 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 174 home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
- The Braves rank 16th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
- Atlanta ranks 16th in the majors with 576 total runs scored this season.
- The Braves have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.307).
- The Braves rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.
- Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.64 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
- Atlanta strikes out an MLB-high 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Braves have a combined 1.224 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
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