
Atlanta Braves
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Chicago White Sox
-150O/U: 7
(-120/+100)+125
(-120/+100)+125
Atlanta Braves Insights
- Chris Sale – Over/Under 7.5 Strikeouts (-105/-125)Chris Sale has used his slider 6% less often this year (41.3%) than he did last year (47.3%).Explain: Because sliders are one of the most effective pitches to use, a pitcher who alters his pitch mix to use them less often may see less success as a result, particularly if he uses his fastball more instead.
- Jorge Mateo – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-140/+110)In terms of his batting average, Jorge Mateo has experienced some positive variance since the start of last season. His .236 rate has been considerably higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected Batting Average (xBA) at .144.Explain: xBA uses highly advanced Statcast data to measure a player’s batting average ability more accurately than actual batting average can.
- Ozzie Albies – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125/-160)Ozzie Albies pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.8% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.Explain: This player’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.
Chicago White Sox Insights
- Davis Martin – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-125/-105)Davis Martin’s 2396-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 77th percentile among all starting pitchers.Explain: Spin rate is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.
- Randal Grichuk – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-170/+130)Randal Grichuk has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this year (60% of the time), but he is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today.Explain: The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.
- Davis Martin – Over/Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-125/-105)Edgar Quero, the White Sox’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a horrible pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).Explain: Pitch framing is a catcher’s ability to make a ball look like a strike to the umpire, “stealing” strikes for his pitcher. This leads to more positive outcomes (like strikeouts) and fewer negative ones (like walks or earned runs).
Betting Trends
- Chicago White Sox – Moneyline (+125)The Chicago White Sox have hit the Moneyline in 17 of their last 20 games at home (+14.90 Units / 68% ROI)
- Atlanta Braves – Over/Under 3.5 Team Total (-145/+110)The Atlanta Braves have hit the Team Total Over in 33 of their last 50 away games (+13.60 Units / 23% ROI)
- Davis Martin – Over/Under 2.5 Earned Runs (+110/-140)Davis Martin has hit the Earned Runs Under in 14 of his last 20 games (+7.05 Units / 29% ROI)
