Braves vs. Padres: Betting Preview for NL Wild Card Game 2
Published 8:24 am Wednesday, October 2, 2024
On Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 8:38 p.m. ET, Jurickson Profar’s San Diego Padres host Marcell Ozuna’s Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the Wild Card round at PETCO Park. The series is currently 1-0 in favor of the Padres.
The Padres (-130), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Braves (+110) This contest has a total of 7 runs (over +105; under -125).
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Braves vs. Padres Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
- Location: San Diego, California
- Venue: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Padres -130
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +110
- Over/Under: 7 runs (Over: +105, Under: -125)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will hand the ball to Max Fried (11-10) for his 30th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Friday, when he allowed three hits in 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals.
- He’s looking to extend his three-game quality start streak.
- Fried has pitched five or more innings in 10 straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has six appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 29 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves’ 213 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
- Atlanta ranks ninth in the majors with a .415 team slugging percentage.
- The Braves have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.
- Atlanta has scored the 15th-most runs in the majors this season with 704 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Braves rank 23rd in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.
- Atlanta has the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.49.
- Atlanta averages 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the majors.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.197 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
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