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Totals Titan MLB
(MLB) Arizona vs. Atlanta,
Total: 9.00 | -105.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 9.00 | -105.00 Over
Result: Win
#959/960 ASA PLAY ON Over 9 Runs – Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday at 7:20 PM ET - Expected starters are Max Fried for the Braves and Brandon Pfaadt for the Diamondbacks. We like the over here regardless of the starting pitchers as the Braves and the Diamondbacks are two of the hottest hitting teams in the majors right now. But of course both Fried and Pfaadt are expected to go and get the start there. Pfaadt had a great first start but he faced a Rockies lineup that is struggling early this season. In fact most of the hitters that Colorado had in the top 6 spots in the lineup are guys that are struggling so far this season. Pfaadt did finish last year strong in the post-season but he did not look great this spring and this is still a guy who went 3-9 with a 5.72 ERA last season. The Diamondbacks lineup has been hot and they face a struggling Max Fried. He had gotten hurt last season and he was a little up and down after returning. In spring training he did not look as sharp as usual this year. This carried right into his first regular season start this year as he was pulled in the 1st inning! He wants to make it right and get back on track here but that could spell trouble in this match-up. Fried is likely to be aggressive on the mound after struggling with location of pitches in his first start. That said, if he starts pounding the zone here against a solid lineup like this Arizona team has, he could get pounded. So, about these lineups...the Braves are one of the best in baseball and both these clubs are hitting above .280 so far this season. Also, Atlanta is scoring 7 runs per game and Arizona is scoring 6.4 runs per game. Not including extra inning runs, the Diamondbacks have scored at least 4 runs in 6 of 8 games. Atlanta has scored at least 4 runs in 5 of 6 games. Each team getting to 4 runs here translates to at least a 5-4 final and this total opened up at a 9.5 and dropped to a 9 and we love the value here with consideration to the above factors here in this one. Over is the call in this one Saturday evening.