Braves vs. Angels: Betting Preview for August 17
Published 8:24 am Saturday, August 17, 2024
On Saturday, August 17 at 9:38 p.m. ET, the Atlanta Braves (64-58) visit the Los Angeles Angels (53-69) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Chris Sale will get the nod for the Braves, while Griffin Canning will take the hill for the Angels.
The Braves (-227), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Angels (+180) Sportsbooks have set the over/under for this matchup at 8 runs.
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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) takes the mound 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 left-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- Sale has 12 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Sale heads into this game with 20 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- In four of his 22 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth-best in baseball with 159 total home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in baseball, slugging .412.
- The Braves have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.240).
- Atlanta has the No. 17 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (523 total runs).
- The Braves rank 23rd in MLB with a .305 on-base percentage.
- The Braves strike out 9.2 times per game to rank 25th in baseball.
- Atlanta has a 3.75 team ERA that ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Atlanta’s pitching staff leads the majors.
- The Braves have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.239).
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