Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies 6/22/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 1:05 PM EST
Jun. 22, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : ATL -120 ; O/U 8.5
The Atlanta Braves will wrap a three game set Thursday afternoon in Philadelphia against the Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta comes into Thursday 21 games above .500 riding a 7 game win streak following the victory in game one of this series. Bryce Elder (5-1 2.60 ERA) will make his 15th start of the year on Thursday. Elder has been fantastic for Atlanta this season giving up just 25 runs on 73 hits across 83 innings of work. The Atlanta bullpen has been fantastic this season as well combining for a 3.74 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP.
Offensively this season the Braves have been one of the best teams in baseball with a combined .269 batting average leading to 399 runs and 128 long balls. Ronald Acuna Jr. is the leader for the Atlanta offense this season with a .327 batting average to go along with a team high 96 hits. Matt Olson supplies the power for the Atlanta Braves with 21 home runs and has scored 52 runs this season. Ozzie Albies has been on fire as of light leading the Braves with 53 RBI 's.
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The Philadelphia Phillies remain at home Thursday three games above .500 following the loss to Atlanta in game one of this series to end a long winning streak. Ranger Suarez took the mound for Philadelphia in game one of this series giving up just one run on four hits across 6 innings leading to a no decision. Jeff Hoffman came on in relief to give up two runs on two hits after recording just four outs leading to the loss. The Philadelphia bullpen closed the game allowing one more run on four hits over the final five outs of work.
Offensively Philadelphia was terrible in game one against Atlanta with eleven hits in 36 at bats but just one with runners in scoring position left eight men on base. Nick Castellanos led the way for the Philadelphia offense with one hit in three at bats to drive in one run. Kody Clemens drove in the second run of the game for Philadelphia despite going hitless in four at bats.
Recent Betting Trends:
Braves are 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series.
Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Phillies are 13-3 in their last 16 games on grass.
Phillies are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Free Betting Pick: Atlanta Braves -120
The Atlanta Braves are one of the best teams in baseball and will continue to roll Thursday against a subpar Philadelphia team. Bryce Elder will be on the hill for Atlanta looking to bounce back from his first rough outing of the year. Take the Braves and Elder to do enough Thursday to wrap their series in Philadelphia with a win. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 7-2.