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2022 MLB Handicapping
(10-11) Atlanta Braves vs. Texas Rangers (6-14)
Date: Saturday, April 30th, 2022
Time: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
Projected Pitchers: Bryce Elder (ATL) vs. Dane Dunning (TX)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Braves -115 | Rangers -105
MLB run line Betting Odds: Braves -1.5, Rangers +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Atlanta Braves open a three-game interleague series on the road Friday against the Texas Rangers.
William Contreras hit two deep homers, Austin Riley also connected and Travis Demeritte added an inside-the-park homer as the Braves handled the Rangers 6-3 on Friday night.
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta has gotten off to a very slow start this season after finishing as champs just a season ago. The silver lining for Braves fans is the fact they got off to a similarly slow start a year ago and they can be hopeful another turnaround is in the works.
Newly acquired Matt Olson is batting .329 to lead Atlanta and the first baseman has team highs in hits with 23 and an on-base percentage of .435. Second baseman Ozzie Albies is the leader in big hitting despite his small stature with a team high 6 home runs and RBIs with 11.
Superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. made his much anticipated return last series, coming back from an ACL injury that kept him out of the second half of last season including the miraculous postseason run to the World Series.
Texas Rangers
Another year and it seems like the Rangers are destined for an awful lot of failure. What’s new, right?
I understand that they went out there and got guys like Seager, Semien, and Gray, but is that really going to push the needle that much to the point where they are a serious contender in a super competitive AL? For this year, that answer is a clear no.
Listen, it is very plausible that they could get marginally better compared to past seasons and maybe win in the mid to high 70s. Cracking 80 would be a miracle for me, quite frankly.
There is no question that they have some pieces on their roster for years to come and they are on the right path to a degree but they still have an awful lot of work to do. Forget being a threat in the AL, they are going to have a hard enough time being a threat in their own division.
This series with the Braves will be a big test for them and I want to see how they handle it. If they can look good and win some games over their divisional rival who is better than them, maybe they have some hope. This is a team that has to show me what they can do before I can start singing their praises.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Braves are 5-3 ATS on the road
- Braves O/U are 3-5 on the road
- Rangers are 3-7 ATS at home
- Rangers are 4-5-1 at home
Atlanta Braves vs. Texas Rangers MLB Prediction:
Atlanta will pick up a victory in the opening game of this series on Friday, but the most confident play here is the under.
The under has cashed in 7 of Atlanta’s last 10 and in each of Texas’ last 5 games played.
Atlanta is batting only .229 as a team and is 15th in runs scored, while Texas is batting only .226 as a team.
Give me a low scoring game on Saturday.
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