San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+120) Atlanta (-140)

The Atlanta Braves (4-1) are welcoming the San Diego Padres (3-3) at Truist Park on Thursday. The odds on this game have San Diego at +120 and Atlanta is sitting at -140. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Blake Snell and Spencer Strider.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .447 and have been called out on strikes 36 times, while drawing a walk on 20 occasions. They have recorded 24 RBI's as well as 44 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .234. The Padres have compiled 13 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 9 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 25 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 19th in the league.

The Padres hold a team ERA of 4.67 on the year (15th in baseball), and they have struck out 54 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Padres pitchers have conceded 8 home runs and 28 runs (19th in baseball). They have walked 16 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a team so far this season.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 162 putouts so far this season, in addition to 57 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball, and have 7 double plays. The Padres have converted 67.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 486 innings, which ranks them 19th in professional baseball.

Snell has taken the mound for 817 innings and has 998 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Snell (57-47 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.43 while he has faced 3,398 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.43 (311 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.247. He has conceded 666 base knocks (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 353 walks.

The Atlanta Braves hold an OBP of .351 and a team batting average of .280 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 42 instances (19th in baseball) and have accounted for 49 base hits. Atlanta has a total of 9 home runs for the year to go along with 24 RBIs. The Braves have a SLG% of .474 and they score 5.40 runs per game (9th in the league). They have hit 7 two-baggers, while getting a free base 19 times as well as earning 27 runs.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.295 and have a FIP of 3.45 as a team so far this season. They have a ranking of 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 41. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 12 runs on the year while having an ERA of 2.45 (12 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.00 (32 strikeouts vs 16 walks). They have allowed 2 dingers and they concede 2.45 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

In their 396 innings on the diamond, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (15th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 5 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (13th in the majors). The Braves have accrued 51 assists, 2 errors and are sitting with 132 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Strider has conceded 91 hits while he has tallied 211 strikeouts in 140 frames. Strider (13-5 record in his career) has a 2.57 earned run average while surrendering 5.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 40 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and having a FIP of 2.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.31 and he has faced 560 batters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-140)

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