Astros vs. Braves Prediction
Will the Astros and Braves play a low-scoring contest tonight at 7:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Astros are -152 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +130 to pull off the upset at home. With Brad Peacock set to face Sean Newcomb in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs.
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Latest on Peacock via Rotoworld: Despite six walks, Peacock held the A’s to one run in five innings Thursday. It helped that he allowed just two hits and struck out seven. Incredibly, Peacock has been an even bigger source of strikeouts as a starter (51 in 33 1/3 innings) than he was as a reliever (22 in 16 1/3 innings). It’s the 30 walks this season that’s holding him back; he needed 106 pitches to get through five innings today. He’s worth playing right now, but he needs to be more efficient to become a real asset in mixed leagues.
Newcomb scattered six hits with a walk over six scoreless innings while striking out eight batters in a victory in San Diego on Tuesday.
Newcomb threw 68 of his 103 pitches for strikes to earn his first major league victory. He made his debut on June 10 and has been masterful through four starts, posting a minuscule 1.48 ERA. The Braves look like they made a wise trade when they shipped Andrelton Simmons to the Angels for the southpaw.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under has cashed in seven of the last eight meetings between these two teams and in six straight meetings in Atlanta. The under is also 8-1 in Peacock’s last nine road starts, is 4-1 in his last five starts overall, and is 5-1 in his last six outings versus a team with a losing record. On the other side, the under is 4-0 in the Braves’ last four games, is 9-1-2 in their last 12 games versus a right-handed starter, and is 4-0 in Newcomb’s last four starts overall.
TUESDAY MLB PREDICTION: ASTROS/BRAVES UNDER 9.5