Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 6/15/19 - MLB Baseball O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
MLB: 7:20 PM ET
Jun. 15, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Atlanta -110 O/U 9.0
The Atlanta Braves entered this series on a 7-game winning streak after another dominating win Thursday afternoon. The Philadelphia Phillies were off Thursday but have been struggling badly at the plate as they entered this series.
The Philadelphia Phillies, entering Friday's series opener, had been held to 4 runs or less in 11 of their last 15 games. The Philadelphia Phillies have been getting fantastic pitching from Aaron Nola. Those two factors mean a lower scoring game is quite likely here. Aaron Nola has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 9 of his last 10 starts and most all of those outings qualified as a "quality start" for Aaron Nola.
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The Philadelphia Phillies Aaron Nola will look to continue his strong stretch of work here while the Atlanta Braves Sean Newcomb is likely to do the same. Sean Newcomb has been pitching out of the bullpen but was starting games earlier this season. Sean Newcomb has a 2.59 ERA on the season. This will be Sean Newcomb's first start against the Philadelphia Phillies since 2017 which is also an edge for the pitcher.
The Philadelphia Phillies Aaron Nola is 8-3 in his 13 career starts against the Atlanta Braves. Aaron Nola has a 2.05 ERA in his 13 career starts against the Atlanta Braves. Sean Newcomb has a 2.76 ERA in his 3 career starts against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Recent Betting Trends:
Philadelphia is 6-2 in Aaron Nola's last 8 starts
Phillies O/U is 11-3 this season in Aaron Nola's starts
Philadelphia's O/U is 5-0 in Aaron Nola's road starts this season
Atlanta entered Friday 7-0 their last 7 games
Braves O/U entered Friday 10-2 in the month of June
Atlanta entered Friday 10-2 in the month of June
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 9 in Atlanta
With consideration to all of the above factors, runs should be few and far between in this one. The best bet (value) is to play under the total based on a projected final score of Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 3