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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves: Will the Dodgers wake up?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are visiting the Atlanta Braves to close out the series tonight at Truist Park.

The Dodgers have a promising season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on top of the NL West with a league-best 87-61 record, including 39-34 on the road. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games and scored only three runs in the previous two games against the Braves. The Dodgers have a 3.91 ERA, a .233 batting average, a .303 on-base percentage, and 1.23 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 166 hits, 116 runs, and 47 home runs.

Can the Braves sweep the series?

The Atlanta Braves are third in the NL East with an 81-67 record including 42-31 at home. They won three of the last four games including the first two of the series against the Dodgers. The Braves have a 3.49 ERA, a .237 batting average, a .303 on-base percentage, and 1.21 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Marcell Ozuna is the best player on the team, with 169 hits, 89 runs, and 37 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Braves are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 9-4 SU in their last 13 games against the Dodgers, and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the NL West. Atlanta has played under the total run line in 10 of their last 13 games overall, 5 of their last 7 games against the Dodgers, 13 of their last 15 home games, and 8 of their last 10 games against teams from the NL. The Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against the Braves, and 1-7 SU in their last 8 games against teams from the NL East. Los Angeles has played over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 6 of their last 8 games on the road, and 8 of their last 9 games against teams from the NL.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Dodgers came into this series as the winners of the last four games against Atlanta, but it has been all Braves in this series so far, as the home team won the previous two games by 6-2 and 10-1. Atlanta will try to sweep the series going with Charlie Morton on the mound, who is 8-8 for the series with a 4.11 ERA, 155 K, 149 IP, and 1.32 WHIP. The Dodgers’ starting pitcher for tonight’s game will be Walker Buehler, who is 1-5 for the season with a 5.95 ERA, 49 K, 59 IP, and 1.64 WHIP. It is hard to believe that the Braves would sweep the Dodgers, who cannot have three low-scoring performances in a row. Therefore, we go with over 9 runs in total.