{"id":81106,"date":"2023-09-03T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/09\/03\/atlanta-braves-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-betting-preview-september-2\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T00:00:22","slug":"atlanta-braves-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-betting-preview-september-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/09\/03\/atlanta-braves-vs-los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-betting-preview-september-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Betting Preview | September 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid807629\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two of baseball&#8217;s top hitters face off when the Atlanta Braves (89-45) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (83-51) play at 9:10 PM ET on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. Ronald Acuna Jr. has a .338 batting average (fourth in MLB) for the favored Braves (-110), while Freddie Freeman ranks second in MLB play hitting .342 this season for the underdog Dodgers (-109). Bryce Elder starts for Atlanta while Los Angeles will counter with Emmet Sheehan.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Braves vs. Dodgers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Saturday, September 2, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 9:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Los Angeles, California<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Dodger Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Braves vs Dodgers Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Braves<\/td>\n<td>-110<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Braves vs. the Dodgers?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> SportsNet LA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Braves Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Braves Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Atlanta Braves have hit a league-leading 256 home runs, averaging 1.9 per game.<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta has an MLB-high .277 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves are the top team in baseball this season with a .346 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta strikes out eight times per game to rank sixth in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves have hit 130 homers on the road this season (1.9 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta is slugging .492 with 3.8 extra-base hits per game in road contests.<\/li>\n<li>On the road this season the club averages 9.7 hits per game and is batting .274.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Braves Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Acuna has 183 hits and an OBP of .420 to go with a slugging percentage of .580. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season. He has a .338 batting average, as well.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters in MLB, he ranks fourth in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Acuna hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .522 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and 10 RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Olson is hitting .266 with 24 doubles, three triples, 43 home runs and 86 walks, while slugging .579 with an on-base percentage of .373.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters, his batting average ranks him 56th, his on-base percentage 14th, and his slugging percentage sixth.<\/li>\n<li>Austin Riley has 151 hits this season and has a slash line of .281\/.339\/.513.<\/li>\n<li>Riley enters this game with five games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Ozzie Albies is batting .268 with a .325 OBP and 90 RBI for Atlanta this season.<\/li>\n<li>Albies enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a walk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dodgers Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Dodgers Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Dodgers have hit 213 homers this season, which ranks second in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles&#8217; .257 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .341 this season, which ranks second in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles ranks 13th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.<\/li>\n<li>In 69 games at home this season, they&#8217;ve hit 117 homers, an average of 1.7 per contest.<\/li>\n<li>In 69 home games this season, it is slugging .471 with 243 hits going for extra bases.<\/li>\n<li>In 69 home games this season, they have a batting average of .259 while averaging 8.6 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dodgers Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mookie Betts has put up 158 hits, a team-high for the Dodgers. He&#8217;s batting .315 and slugging .619 with an on-base percentage of .409.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified players, he is seventh in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks fourth and he is third in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Freeman&#8217;s .417 OBP and .588 slugging percentage both pace his team. He has a batting average of .342.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average is second among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is fourth in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Max Muncy is batting .207 with 15 doubles, 32 home runs and 73 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Will Smith has 19 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 55 walks while batting .271.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Braves vs. Dodgers Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Bryce Elder (ATL)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Emmet Sheehan (LAD)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">11 &#8211; 4<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">149.1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">38.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.50<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.212<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.278<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.4<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Braves vs. Dodgers Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Braves: Yonny Chirinos: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Daysbel Hern\u00e1ndez: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Nick Anderson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kolby Allard: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ehire Adrianza: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sam Hilliard: 60 Day IL (Heel), Jesse Ch\u00e1vez: 60 Day IL (Shin), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<li>Dodgers: J.D. 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