Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 29
Published 4:32 am Thursday, August 29, 2024
When the Atlanta Braves (73-60) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (78-55) at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, August 29 at 6:40 p.m. ET, Marcell Ozuna will be looking for his 100th RBI of the season (he currently has 98).
Sportsbooks have listed the Phillies (-160) as moneyline favorites against the Braves (+135). This game has an over/under of 8.5 runs (over -115; under -105).
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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 -160
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +135
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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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’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- He has earned a quality start 10 times in 24 starts this season.
- Morton has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has six appearances with no earned runs allowed in 24 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 174 home runs.
- Fueled by 413 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks 12th in MLB with a .414 slugging percentage this season.
- The Braves’ .242 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
- Atlanta has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 576 (4.3 per game).
- 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 has the second-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
- Atlanta has a 9.6 K/9 rate this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.224 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
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