In tonight’s NL East showdown, the Atlanta Braves are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies in the deciding match of their three-game series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Phillies, by the skin of their teeth, pulled off a 3-2 win Wednesday night at Truist Park to even up the series against the Braves<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With both teams struggling offensively and only nine combined runs scored in the first two games, tonight’s game could be a low-scoring affair. However, the spotlight will be on Braves\u2019 young right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach<\/strong>, who has been impressive in his debut MLB season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spencer Schwellenbach has been one of the bright spots for the Braves this season, stepping up in a big way despite Atlanta being hit hard by injuries. Schwellenbach started the season in Class-A Advanced and quickly climbed the ranks to Double-A before making his major league debut. Across his minor league career, he posted a 2.40 ERA with 51 strikeouts over 45 innings, and those numbers have translated well to the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his MLB outings, Schwellenbach has racked up 85 strikeouts over 75 2\/3 innings, consistently hitting the Over on his strikeout prop. He\u2019s surpassed 5.5 strikeouts in nine of his last 10 starts, including a matchup against the Phillies earlier this season. Given that Philadelphia averages 8.32 strikeouts per game, Schwellenbach is well-positioned to eclipse this total once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re looking for a bit more value, consider laddering up with Over 6.5 strikeouts (+134) or even Over 7.5 strikeouts (+280), both of which have hit in recent outings. Schwellenbach has also reached double-digit strikeouts twice in his last four starts, making the Over 8.5 strikeouts (+540) worth a small bet for those feeling adventurous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The moneyline odds for this matchup have seen little movement, with the Phillies holding steady around -105 and the Braves slightly favored at -110 to -115. The total opened at 8.5, reflecting the low-scoring nature of the first two games in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Given the recent struggles of both offenses, betting on the Under 8.5 runs could be a wise choice. The Phillies have managed just 16 runs in their last five games, while the Braves have scored 19 runs in their last six games, including an 11-run outburst against the Angels. With the current pitching matchup, another low-scoring game is likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In tonight’s NL East showdown, the Atlanta Braves are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies in the deciding match of their three-game…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":23795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[149],"class_list":["post-25217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25218,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25217\/revisions\/25218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Phillies vs Braves Prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Best Bet: Spencer Schwellenbach Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-115)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Phillies vs Braves Opening Odds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Moneyline and Over\/Under Analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Game Info<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Atlanta Braves<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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