Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates 8/8/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB: 7:05 PM EST
Aug. 08, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : ATL -142 ; O/U 9.5
The Atlanta Braves continue a road trip up north Tuesday night with game two of four in Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Atlanta comes into Tuesday 10.5 games up in the National League East as the number one team in baseball. Spencer Strider will take the mound Tuesday night for his 23rd start of the year. On the season strider is 9 games above .500 with a 3.61 ERA. In road games Spencer has allowed 21 runs on 48 hits across 58.1 innings of work resulting in a 7-1 record overall and a 2.93 ERA across 10 outings.
Atlanta is the number one offensive team in the game with a .270 batting average to go along with 619 runs on 1003 hits. The Braves also have a stellar slugging percentage of .499 to go with 212 total home runs. Ronald Acuna leads the Atlanta offense this season with a .343 batting average and a .425 on base percentage. Matt Olson supplies the power for the Braves leading the team with 39 home runs and 97 RBIs.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates return home for this series 11 games below .500 after losing three of the last five games. Pittsburgh did pull off a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Offensively Pittsburgh was the better team against Milwaukee despite just six hits in 32 at bats. The Pirates relied heavily on the long ball as three different players led the way with a solo home run.
Osvaldo Bido (2-2 5.15 ERA) will take them out on Tuesday night 4 Pittsburgh. On the year Bido has allowed nineteen runs on 36 hits across 33 innings in nine outings. At home Osvaldo has been horrendous winless with an 8.40 ERA after giving up fourteen runs on sixteen hits in just 15 innings of work.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games.
Atlanta are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
Atlanta are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games at home.
Free Betting Pick: Atlanta Braves -142
The Atlanta Braves are the best team in baseball and will continue to roll Tuesday against a bad pitcher. Look for the Atlanta bats to roll as they overwhelm a below average pitcher and a struggling team. Yonny Chirinos will lead the way on the mound as the Braves pull off another road win. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 7-2.