Atlanta Braves
84-58
@
Philadelphia Phillies
80-62
1:10 PM ET Citizens Bank Park NBC/Peacock DivisionalDay GameWeekend

Back Atlanta at ATL -106 with the clear pitching edge and season-series dominance.

Grant Holmes brings the far steadier profile against a shaky Aaron Nola in a pick-em priced game.

SideBET AWAY ML at ATL -106
TotalBET UNDER 8.0 with wind blowing in from right
Lean6/10
Confidence
  • Holmes 3.62 ERA, 1.31 WHIP tops Nola 4.93, 1.40.
  • ATL offense ranks 9th at 4.65 runs/game vs PHI 14th.
  • Braves own the season series 6-2 already.
Best Bet Atlanta ML at -106 is the highest-conviction play given the pitching and series edges.
Total8.0
ATL Win51%
PHI Win52%
Implied ATL4.0
Implied PHI4.0

Vegas / Market

Total
8.0
Run line
PHI 1.5
ATL ML
-106 51%
PHI ML
-110 52%
ATL4.0
PHI4.0

The de-vigged implied totals sit even at 4.0 apiece, yet the ML is nearly pick-em at ATL -106 despite Atlanta holding the pitching and series edge, so there is small value on the Braves. The total of 8.0 lines up with two 4.0 team totals, leaving no real edge on the number itself before weather.

Pitching Matchup

ATL
Grant Holmes
9-5 · 131.2 IP
ERA
3.62
WHIP
1.31
K/9
7.1
BB/9
3.8
VS
PHI
Aaron Nola
6-10 · 148.0 IP
ERA
4.93
WHIP
1.40
K/9
9.6
BB/9
3.1

Holmes carries the cleaner run prevention with a modest 7.13 K/9 but manageable command, while Nola misses more bats at 9.55 K/9 yet has been hit hard with a 9.49 H/9. The stuff edge on strikeouts belongs to Nola, but the results and reliability clearly favor Holmes today.

Offense Comparison

ATLRank of 30PHI
4.7 #9 Runs / G 4.5 #14
0.248 #10 AVG 0.243 #16
1.27 #7 HR / G 1.18 #13
8.15 #19 K / G 8.29 #16

Atlanta's lineup fronts Baldwin, Acuna, and Olson with real thump against Nola's contact-prone form, giving the Braves the stronger stack appeal. Philadelphia counters with a lefty-heavy top of Schwarber and Harper who can punish mistakes, but Holmes has been stingier at limiting hard contact all season.

Weather & Park

CFN
At first pitch · 1:10 PM ET
5 mph in from RF · favors pitchers
Conditions
Sunny
Temp
77°
Rain
5%
Humidity
63%
moderate
Now: 70° · 7 mph in from RF · Sunny

Sunny and 76F at first pitch with a 5 mph wind blowing in from right field, a flagged negative for run scoring that should knock down fly balls at Citizens Bank Park.

DFS Angles

Lean a compact Braves stack around Baldwin, Acuna, and Olson against Nola's 4.93 ERA, though the in-blowing wind caps upside for both lineups. If pivoting, Harper and Schwarber offer lefty pop but face the tougher arm.

Target Holmes as the safer arm today given his 3.62 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, and fade Nola despite the strikeout ceiling. Bohm at $3300 (2.91x) is the top value bat if building around the home side.

ATL top bats
  • Matt Olson 12.7 proj · $5,300 · 2.4x
  • Drake Baldwin 12.6 proj · $5,200 · 2.4x
  • Ronald Acuna Jr. 12.2 proj · $6,100 · 2.0x
  • Michael Harris II 11.6 proj · $4,500 · 2.6x
  • Ozzie Albies 9.4 proj · $4,800 · 2.0x
PHI top bats
  • Bryce Harper 13.0 proj · $6,000 · 2.2x
  • Kyle Schwarber 12.1 proj · $6,500 · 1.9x
  • Trea Turner 10.4 proj · $4,600 · 2.3x
  • Alec Bohm 9.6 proj · $3,300 · 2.9x
  • Bryson Stott 9.3 proj · $4,500 · 2.1x

Players to Watch

Prop leans
  • Michael Harris II - hits over lean - projects a team-best 1.63 H against Nola.
  • Bryce Harper - RBI lean - team-high 0.88 projected RBI at bat 3.
  • Kyle Schwarber - HR lean - 0.41 projected HR leads the game despite wind.
  • Aaron Nola - under strikeouts if offered - hittable at 9.49 H/9.
On watch
  • Grant Holmes - reliability makes him the game's key arm.
  • Drake Baldwin - leadoff bat with 12.6 fpts and pop.
  • Alec Bohm - top DFS value at 2.91x if he hits.
  • Trea Turner - 1.37 projected hits sparks the Phillies top.
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Form & Head-to-Head

Season series: ATL 6 – PHI 2

Atlanta leads the season series 6-2, a decisive recent edge.

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