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2021 MLB Handicapping
(55-41) San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves (45-47)
Date: Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
Time: 7:20 PM ET
Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia
Projected Pitchers: Yu Darvish (SD) vs. Kyle Muller (ATL)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Padres -150, Braves +140
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Padres +1.5 (-130)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 9
The San Diego Padres make their first trip out to Atlanta this season for a head-to-head showdown with the Braves starting on Monday night. It’ll be a 3 game National League matchup.
San Diego is coming off a finale loss to the Washington Nationals, but they ultimately won the series after scoring a combined 34 runs in the first two games. The Padres sit 5 games back from the Major League best Giants.
Meanwhile, Atlanta sits 2 games below the .500-mark with a 45-47 overall record but that is good enough to put them just 4 games back in the weak NL East division.
San Diego Padres
San Diego posted a rousing 24-8 win on Friday versus the Nationals, then in the Saturday matchup they ended up with a 10-4 victory after a suspended game. On Sunday the Padres had a 6-4 lead at one point in the eighth but ended up losing in a walk-off 8-7.
The Padres will also hope that their offense continues to run up the score as the lineup is scoring 4.84 runs per game, which is among the best in the MLB. The batting order is led by Fernando Tatis Jr. who has 28 home runs on the season, a .296 Batting Average, and a .661 Slugging Percentage.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves have underperformed greatly this season thus far, sitting 2 games below .500 past the midway point. Despite the record, the Braves are 3rd in the pathetic NL East and only 4 games back from the division lead.
On the Atlanta side, they fell 7-6 to the Rays on Friday but bounced back for a 9-0 shutout win on Saturday. In the Sunday game, the Braves had a 3-0 lead after 4 innings but couldn’t keep up with the Tampa offense during a 7-5 defeat.
The pitching for this team has not been great for them, they have an ERA of 4.24 which is 19th best in baseball. Their offense has carried the load, scoring 4.72 runs per game which is 11th best in baseball.
A major loss for them took place when Ronald Acuna Jr. got hurt before the All-Star break. The young superstar tore his ACL and will be without him the rest of the year.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Padres are 55-41 overall
- Padres are 22-22 on the road
- Braves are 45-47 overall
- Braves are 25-24 at home
San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves MLB Prediction:
Atlanta has been a disappointment this season and are inconsistent mainly due to their pitching. That won’t change in this matchup as Yu Darvish carries the advantage over Muller as Darvish has pitched 105 innings to Muller’s 15.
Take San Diego and their hot bats to carry them to a series opening win.
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