Braves vs. Twins Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Marcell Ozuna is close to his 99th RBI of the season for the Atlanta Braves (72-60), who face the Minnesota Twins (72-60) on Wednesday. The Braves enter the matchup as -135 favorites and action begins at 7:40 p.m. ET at Target Field, live on BSN.

Chris Sale from Atlanta and David Festa from Minnesota were named as starters for this competition.

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The Braves have been the moneyline favorite 107 times this season. In those games, they are 60-47.

When Atlanta played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -135 or less, it finished 46-33 (58.2%).

The Twins were underdogs in 40 games this season and won 15 (37.5%) of those games.

Minnesota is 5-9 this season when it enters a game as an underdog at +114 or more on the moneyline.

The Braves have played 132 games with an over/under set and have combined with their opponents to exceed the total 49 times (49-78-5).

In 68 of the Twins' 132 games, the goals scored were above the overall average.

Braves Stats & Insights

With an average of 4.3 runs per game (571 total), the Braves are the 17th highest scoring team in baseball.

Atlanta ranks fourth in baseball with 173 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.

The Braves rank 16th in the majors with a batting average of .242.

Atlanta strikes out 9.1 times per game, ranking 24th in the Major League.

The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings that the Braves pitching staff combined are the highest in the major leagues.

Atlanta's team ERA of 3.66 ranks second among all pitching teams in the MLB.

Twins Stats and Insights

The Twins have scored 645 runs this season, ranking 8th in the MLB.

Minnesota ranks seventh in Major League Baseball with 162 home runs.

The Twins rank seventh in the MLB with a team batting average of .253.

Minnesota ranks 10th in the MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 Ks per game.

As a pitching team, the Twins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings, ranking third in the MLB.

Minnesota has an ERA of 4.12 this season, ranking 17th in baseball.

Key Braves players to keep an eye on

Sale starts for the Braves, his 25th of the season. He has a record of 14-3 with a 2.62 ERA and 191 strikeouts in 147 2/3 innings pitched.

Ozuna has a batting average of .308 with 37 home runs and 98 RBI. These three statistics are the best of the Atlanta hitters this season.

Matt Olson has 114 hits and an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .434 this season.

Jorge Soler has 94 hits this season and a slash line of .236/.338/.424.

Orlando Arcia has a batting average of .224, an OBP of .275 and a slugging percentage of .357 this season.

Key Twins players to keep an eye on

Festa (2-3) will be on the mound for the Twins, making his eighth start of the season.

Carlos Santana has a batting average of .240 with 24 doubles, 18 home runs and 50 walks.

Willi Castro has the best batting average of his club with .255.

Ryan Jeffers is the Twins' all-time leader in home runs (20) and runs batted in (59).

Jose Miranda has a batting average of .299 with 26 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 17 walks.

Injuries to the Braves and Twins

Braves: Austin Riley: 10 days IL (hand), Ozzie Albies: 10 days IL (wrist), Spencer Strider: 60 days IL (elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 60 days IL (hip), Angel Perdomo: 60 days IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 days IL (elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 days IL (knee), Raymond Kerr: 60 days IL (elbow)

Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 days IL (hip), Brooks Lee: 10 days IL (biceps), Carlos Correa: 10 days IL (foot), Kody Funderburk: 15 days IL (oblique), Chris Paddack: 15 days IL (forearm). ), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 days IL (elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 days IL (back), Brock Stewart: 60 days IL (shoulder), Justin Topa: 60 days IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 days IL (triceps). ), Joe Ryan: 60 days IL (triceps)

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