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2022 MLB Handicapping
(5-7) Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (8-2)
Date: Tuesday, 4/19/2022
Time: 10:10 PM ET
Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Projected Pitchers: Max Fried (ATL) vs. Walker Buehler (LAD)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Braves +135 / Dodgers -160
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Braves +1.5 (-155) / Dodgers -1.5 (+130)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8
The Dodgers will host the Braves in game 2 of the series. We are getting a little treat Tuesday late night with Max Fried vs Walker Buehler.
The Dodgers open up as -160 on the ML at home while we see the Braves at +135 on the ML. The total for this game opened up at 8.
Atlanta Braves
Max Fried will pitch his 3rd game of the season, but still is looking for his first win. The story early on for Fried is he is giving up a ton of hits in his starts allowing 8 in his first start and 7 in his second start. He currently is giving up a .450 batting average with his fastball, but the good news is his expected batting average (xba) with his fastball is .298, meaning some of these hits are going to start turning into outs. A near .300 xba still isn’t going to solve all of his problems, but it will improve his starts.
So far for this Braves lineup, Matt Olson has been on a tear with his new team to start this season. Currently, Olson is hitting .421 with 10 walks. The other great news they received is Robert Acuna Jr will be starting his rehab assignment shortly and will be back late April.
Ozzie Albies and Marcell Ozuna both have 4 homers and 8 RBIs to lead the team in those categories. With the news of Acuna Jr being back soon, this lineup is going to be fun to watch all season long.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walker Buehler will also be making his 3rd start of the season, and comes into this game with a 1-0 record and a 3.38 ERA. In his last start vs the Reds, he pitched 5.2 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs. Bueher is in the 88th percentile for average exit velocity and in the 64th percentile for hard hit percent, meaning he is giving up more weak contact than most of the league so far in 2022. He throws his fastball about 36% of the time and will mix in 5 other pitches the rest of the time.
Freddie Freeman is hitting .321 with 4 RBIs so far with the Dodgers. This game we will see his 2nd start vs his former team that decided to swap him out for Matt Olson in the offseason. I have a feeling this series will feature Freeman hitting his first home run in a Dodger uniform. (Update: Freeman did hit a HR on Monday night!)
When the Dodgers moved on from AJ Pollock, this opened up some playing time for Gavin Lux and he has taken advantage of it. He currently is ranked in the 92nd percentile for average exit velocity and in the 97th percentile for hard hit percent. Those are 2 impressive advanced metrics to be ranked that high in. I’d say Lux is on pace to be taking a nice step in his MLB career this season.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Under is 9-1-1 in Frieds last 11 starts as a road underdog.
- Braves are 8-1 in their last 9 during game 2 of a series.
- Under is 13-2-1 in Frieds last 16 starts as an underdog.
- Over is 4-0 in Buehlers last 4 starts as a home favorite.
- Over is 5-0 in Dodgers last 5 during game 2 of a series.
- Over is 4-0 in Buehlers last 4 home starts.
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Prediction:
This has all the makings to be a fun baseball game Tuesday night. Always fun to watch two aces battle it out early in the season while they are still trying to figure it all out.
I will be taking the Atlanta Braves +1.5 on the run line in this game. I’m taking it safe with the run line, but a sprinkle on Braves ML is also a nice play.
4* Free MLB Pick: Atlanta Braves +1.5 (-155 or better)
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