Braves vs. Angels: Betting Preview for August 17
Published 9:25 am Saturday, August 17, 2024
The Atlanta Braves (64-58) and the Los Angeles Angels (53-69) will go head to head on Saturday, August 17 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with Chris Sale getting the nod for the Braves and Griffin Canning taking the mound for the Angels. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:38 p.m. ET.
At +180, the Angels are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Braves, who are -227. The total for this contest is 8. The odds to eclipse the over are -110, while the odds are -110 to go under.
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Braves vs. Angels Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
- Time: 9:38 p.m. ET
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Braves -227
- Moneyline Underdog: Angels +180
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Sale (13-3) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 2.61 ERA in 134 2/3 innings pitched, with 177 strikeouts.
- The lefty last pitched on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- Sale has 12 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Sale has pitched five or more innings in a game 20 times this year entering this outing.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth-best in MLB action with 159 total home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in baseball with a .412 slugging percentage.
- The Braves have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.240).
- Atlanta ranks 17th in runs scored with 523 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves rank 23rd in baseball with a .305 on-base percentage.
- The Braves strike out 9.2 times per game to rank 25th in MLB.
- Atlanta has a 3.75 team ERA that ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Atlanta’s pitching staff ranks first in MLB with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Braves average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.239).
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