The Arizona Diamondbacks (46-47) will host the Atlanta Braves (51-40), in the final Game of a four-Game series, Thursday at 9:40 PM ET.
The Braves are a close favorite (-119 to win on the moneyline) when they take on the Diamondbacks (-101). The Braves will start Max Fried (7-4) against the Diamondbacks and Brandon Pfaadt (3-6).
The Diamondbacks took down the Braves 7-5 yesterday, with Ryan Thompson getting the win (1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) and Eugenio Suarez leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI). Joe Jimenez (1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Braves.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s Braves vs. Diamondbacks matchup, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Braves (-119, bet $119 to win $100)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (-101, bet $101 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Diamondbacks: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- This season, the Braves have been favored 80 times and won 47, or 58.8%, of those games.
- Atlanta has entered 77 games this season favored by -119 or more and is 44-33 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win from the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 54.3%.
- Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 91 games with a total this season.
- In 90 games with a spread this season, the Braves are 41-49-0 ATS.
Max Fried (Braves probable starter)
- Fried (7-4 with a 3.18 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 102 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Braves, his 18th of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he tossed six innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
- The 30-year-old has a 3.18 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .227 to his opponents.
- Fried has nine quality starts under his belt this year.
- Fried will try to pitch five or more innings for his ninth straight start. He’s averaging 6.0 frames per outing.
- In four of his 17 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 797 total hits and fifth in MLB action with 457 runs scored. It has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.409) and ranks 16th in home runs (97) in all of MLB.
- Fried has thrown 4 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits while striking out five against the Diamondbacks this season.
- The 30-year-old’s 3.18 ERA ranks 19th, 1.147 WHIP ranks 30th, and 7.8 K/9 ranks 49th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Braves batting stats
- The Braves’ 104 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
- The offense for Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .406 this season, 12th in MLB.
- The Braves’ .243 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
- Atlanta has scored the 17th-most runs in the majors this season with 395 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.306).
- Atlanta is ranked 19th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have won in 21, or 42%, of the 50 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Arizona has come away with a win 18 times in 41 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 50.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Arizona’s games have gone over the total in 49 of its 93 opportunities.
- The Diamondbacks have an against the spread mark of 45-47-0 in 92 games with a line this season.
Brandon Pfaadt (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Pfaadt (3-6) takes the mound first for the Diamondbacks in his 19th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.19 ERA in 107 1/3 innings pitched, with 100 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the San Diego Padres, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up seven hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.19, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opponents are hitting .246 against him.
- Pfaadt is trying to collect his 10th quality start of the year.
- Pfaadt has put up 17 starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
- He has not made an outing so far in 2024 that he did not allow at least one earned run.
- The opposing Braves offense has a collective .243 batting average, and is 17th in the league with 746 total hits and 17th in MLB play with 395 runs scored. They have the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.406) and are 12th in all of MLB with 104 home runs.
- Pfaadt has a 7.94 ERA and a 1.588 WHIP against the Braves this season in 5 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .308 batting average over one appearance.
- This season, the 25-year-old ranks 55th in ERA (4.19), 40th in WHIP (1.193), and 37th in K/9 (8.4) among qualifying pitchers.
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks rank 16th in baseball with 97 total home runs.
- This season, Arizona ranks ninth in baseball with a .409 slugging percentage.
- The Diamondbacks have the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.253).
- The offense for Arizona is No. 5 in baseball, scoring 4.9 runs per game (457 total runs).
- The Diamondbacks’ .323 on-base percentage is seventh-best in MLB.