Braves vs. Diamondbacks Prediction
Will the Braves and Diamondbacks break out their bats tonight in Arizona when the two teams meet at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Diamondbacks are -152 money line favorites to knock off the Braves, who have odds of +137 to pull off the upset in Arizona tonight. With Mike Foltynewicz set to face Taijuan Walker in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 10 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Foltynewicz allowed three runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings in Thursday’s win over the Dodgers. Folty struck out five and walked two on the evening. Two of the three runs on his line came when he coughed up a two-run homer to Yasmani Grandal in the sixth inning. Up next on the docket, a road start against the Diamondbacks. Foltynewicz will bring a 3.87 ERA and 1.39 WHIP to bear in that contest.
Walker gave up two runs over six innings Friday in a no-decision against the Braves. Walker held the Braves to one run over his first five innings of work before Freddie Freeman slugged a solo homer in the sixth. He struck out four and walked none in the no-decision and has allowed three earned runs or fewer in five out of six starts since coming off the disabled list. He’ll bring a 3.61 ERA into a start against the Reds next week.
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OUR PREDICTION: The over is 7-1-1 in the last nine meetings between these two teams in Arizona and is 4-0-1 in Foltynewicz’s last five starts against the Diamondbacks. It is also 7-1 in the Braves’ last eight road games, is 5-1 in their last six games overall, and is 5-0 in their last five road games when they face an opponent starting a right-hander.
TUESDAY MLB PREDICTION: BRAVES/DIAMONDBACKS OVER 10