Phillies vs. Braves Prediction
Will the Phillies pull off the upset against the Braves tonight in Atlanta at 7:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Braves are -123 money line favorites versus the Phillies, who have odds of +113 to pull off the upset. With Ben Lively set to face R.A. Dickey in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Lively allowed one run in seven innings to earn a 5-3 win over the Giants while making his major league debut on Saturday. He gave up just four hits and the only run he allowed came home on a sacrifice fly. He walked three batters and was not able to register a strikeout in the ballgame. He did manage to smack his first major league base hit though. The 25-year-old rookie had a 2.40 ERA in nine starts at Triple-A before getting the call to the majors.
Dickey gave up five runs — four earned — in 5 1/3 innings as his team beat the Reds in extra innings on Saturday. The knuckleball must have been knuckling more than he could control if his five walks are any indication. He struck out two batters and gave up five hits, including a solo home run by Jose Peraza. Dickey is a tough guy to use in a fantasy lineup because he walks more batters than he strikes out. He has 34 walks and 32 strikeouts in 65 1/3 innings. He has a 3-4 record with a 5.10 ERA and horrific 1.64 WHIP. Only four qualified pitchers have a higher WHIP.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Phillies have won four of their last five games versus a team with a losing record and have won five of their last six games versus the Braves overall. Atlanta, meanwhile, is just 1-4 in its lsat five home games, is 1-4 in its last five games coming off a win, and is 2-5 in its last seven games versus a right-handed starter.
THURSDAY MLB FREE PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES +113