Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies – MLB Baseball Prediction, Pick, Odds, & Analysis
GAME: #953 Braves @ #954 Phillies
DATE: 4/3/2021 – 4:05p EST
ODDS: Braves -113 / Phillies +103
O/U: 8 -105 / -115
The Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) hosts the Atlanta Braves (0-1) for Game 2 of the opening weekend series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. EST. The Phillies beat the Braves on Thursday by a score of 3-2 in the 10th inning. Today the Braves have righty Charlie Morton making his debut and the Phillies have righty Zack Wheeler getting the start.
WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)
BATTER VS PITCHER (dailybaseballdata.com)
STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)
TRENDS (covers.com)
BRAVES
- Under is 4-0 in Braves last 4 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Braves are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
- Braves are 0-4 in their last 4 games on grass.
PHILLIES
- Over is 5-0 in Phillies last 5 home games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
- Phillies are 6-0 in their last 6 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
- Under is 6-1-1 in Phillies last 8 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
- Phillies are 1-6 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 5-1 in Phillies last 6 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia.
- Braves are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia.
- Braves are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
- Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
BRAVES PHILLIES PREDICTION
Charlie Morton takes the mound for the Braves for his first start of the season and for Atlanta. The Phillies as a team have a .246 career batting average against Morton with Bryce Harper’s .600 average. The Phillies bullpen looked sharp in its first game and if Wheeler can throw a quality start the Phillies have a good chance to win this game. There is value with the Phillies getting + money at home. Take the Phillies to win this game. With the weather being much better today compared to Thursday the bats could come alive for this game to go over the total.
The Bookie: Phillies +103 / Over 8 -105 (Listed Pitchers)
Fade the Public: Phillies / Under
Sharp Action: Phillies / Over
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