Braves vs. Padres: Betting Preview for NL Wild Card Game 2
Published 9:24 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 Padres currently lead the series 1-0.
The Padres, at -130, are favored in this contest, while the Braves are underdogs at +110. This game’s over/under has been set at 7. You can get +105 odds on the over and -125 odds on the under.
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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
- Max Fried (11-10) will take to the mound for the Braves and make his 30th start of the season.
- The left-hander allowed three hits in 8 2/3 scoreless innings pitched against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
- He’s going for his fourth quality start in a row.
- Fried will look to pitch five or more innings for the 11th start in a row.
- He has made 29 appearances and finished six of them without allowing an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 213 home runs.
- Atlanta ranks ninth in the majors with a .415 team slugging percentage.
- The Braves’ .243 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
- Atlanta ranks 15th in the majors with 704 total runs scored this season.
- The Braves have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Braves rank 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.
- Atlanta has the first-best ERA (3.49) in the majors this season.
- Atlanta has a 9.7 K/9 rate this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- 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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