Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves Prediction 6-3-23 MLB Picks

The Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet in MLB action from Chase Field on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Atlanta is listed as a -200 road favorite while the Diamondbacks are +170 home underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Atlanta will send Spencer Strider to the mound here and Strider is 5-2 with a 2.97 ERA and 106 strikeouts this season. Ryne Nelson will start for Arizona here and is 2-2 with a 5.37 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

Arizona’s 3-2 win on Friday snapped Atlanta’s four-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Atlanta is 1-4 in their last 5 Saturday games and 45-18 in their last 63 game two matchups while the under is 3-1-2 in their last 6 games overall. Arizona is 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games and 7-3 in their last 10 game two matchups while the under is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a right-handed starter.

Pick

I’m backing the Diamondbacks +1.5 here. I get why the Braves would be favored here as Spencer Strider has arguably been the Braves’ staff ace this season. However, Strider hasn’t been unhittable, and the Diamondbacks have been decent against right-handed pitching in a lot of their recent games. Atlanta should be able to get to Ryne Nelson for some offense here, but I think the Diamondbacks could keep this one close and potentially have a shot to win it outright so give me Arizona +1.5 here.