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2021 MLB Handicapping
(46-47) Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies (47-46)
Date: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Time: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Projected Pitchers: Charlie Morton (ATL) vs. Matt Moore (PHI)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Braves -116 Phillies -105
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Braves -1.5, Phillies +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 9
The Braves will be in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies for game 1 of the series Thursday at 7:05 ET.
These teams met back in June and the Phillies won 2 out of 3 games.
Charlie Morton gets the start for Braves and Matt Moore will be going for the Phillies.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves have really not had a great season so far. They have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
With a record of 46-47, they are 3rd in the National League East. The Mets lead them by 3.5 games.
Atlanta beat the Padres by a score of 2-1 Tuesday. These teams play a double header on Wednesday.
Touki Toussaint went 6.2 innings and allowed 1 earned run on Tuesday.
Charlie Morton has been solid so far this year. He is 8-3 with a 3.60 ERA. His last start was on Friday against the Rays where he went 6 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Tampa Bay won this game 7-6.
The pitching for this team has not been great so far. Their bullpen has really struggled. The team has an ERA of 4.21 which is 15th best in the game.
Their offense has done a good job scoring runs. They are still managing to be effective even without Ronald Acuna Jr. Atlanta is scoring 4.75 runs per game which is 11th best in the majors.
This team has hit 129 home runs which is 5th best in baseball.
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies have yet to play consistently well this year. They have played very well in July, however.
They sit 2nd in the National League East with a record of 47-46. The Mets lead them by 2.5 games.
They dropped the first game of the series against the Yankees on Tuesday 6-4. Game 2 of that series is Wednesday at 7:05.
Aaron Nola went 5.1 innings and allowed 4 earned runs in the loss Tuesday.
Matt Moore has not been in the rotation for that long this year. He is 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA. His last start was on July 16th against the Marlins where he went 4.1 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. The Phillies won this game 5-2.
Similar to the Braves, the bullpen for this team has really struggled. As a team, they have an ERA of 4.37 which is 17th best in the game.
Offensively, they have been better. The team is scoring 4.54 runs per game which is 13th best in baseball.
They have blasted 107 home runs which is 20th best in the majors.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left handed starter.
- Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Braves are 6-2 in their last 8 games vs. the National League East.
- Braves are 11-5 in their last 16 games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Phillies are 1-4 in their last 5 home games with the total set at 7.0 or higher.
- Phillies are 2-7 in their last 9 games with the total set at 9.0.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Prediction:
Both of these teams could catch the Mets in their division if they play good baseball. I think it has the opportunity to be a very good series. I like the Braves in the first one.
Even without Acuna Jr., I think the Braves are the better team. I look for them to show that on Thursday.
Atlanta has the pitching advantage with Morton on the Hill. I think he will toss a solid game and the Braves will be able to hit around Moore.
I like the Braves as favorites on the road here.
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