April 17, 2024 10:52 AM CDT

Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros 4/17/2024

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The Atlanta Braves are 6-4 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Houston Astros who are 4-8 at home. The Braves have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Braves starter Max Fried is forecasted to have a better game than Astros starter J.P. France. Max Fried has a 41% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while J.P. France has a 29% chance of a QS. If Max Fried has a quality start the Braves has a 81% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.4 and he has a 30% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Braves win 64%. In J.P. France quality starts the Astros win 69%. He has a 31% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 69% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Houston Astros is Jose Altuve who averaged 2.39 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Astros have a 52% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Atlanta Braves is Marcell Ozuna who averaged 2.41 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 41% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Braves have a 73% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Atlanta Braves

Atlanta BravesRECORDHouston AstrosRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-4, 60% 15Record at Home4-8, 33% -514Atlanta Braves
VS Houston Astros2-0, 100% 182VS Atlanta Braves0-2, 0% -200Atlanta Braves
vs Team Under .5005-2, 71% 140vs Team .500 or Better6-13, 32% -851Atlanta Braves
Record as Road Favorite5-4, 56% -78Record as Home Underdog0-1, 0% -100Atlanta Braves
When Max Fried Starts3-0, 100% 176When J.P. France Starts0-3, 0% -300Atlanta Braves

LAST SEASON: We advise focusing on these trends in the first month of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Atlanta Braves

Atlanta BravesRECORDHouston AstrosRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road53-30, 64% 456Record at Home40-47, 46% -2263Atlanta Braves
VS Houston Astros0-3, 0% -300VS Atlanta Braves3-0, 100% 316Houston Astros
vs Team .500 or Better56-36, 61% -31vs Team .500 or Better48-48, 50% -419Atlanta Braves
Record as Road Favorite45-26, 63% 23Record as Home Underdog3-2, 60% 94Houston Astros
When Max Fried Starts12-3, 80% 360When J.P. France Starts14-9, 61% 216Atlanta Braves

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Atlanta BravesRECORDHouston AstrosRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD5-5, 50% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME5-7, 42% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-5, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-7, 42% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON47-35, 57% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON49-37, 57% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Max Fried STARTS3-0, 100% OverOVER-UNDER IN J.P. France STARTS1-2, 33% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 6-4, 60% -295 Houston Astros Home Games: 5-7, 42% -250 SIDE VALUE (Last Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 42-41, 51% -1205 Houston Astros Home Games: 41-46, 47% -795

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 6-4, 60% +45 Houston Astros Home Games: 6-6, 50% -132 MONEY LINE (Last Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 51-32, 61% +212 Houston Astros Home Games: 44-43, 51% -1331

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 5-5, 50% -50 Houston Astros Home Games: 5-7, 42% -270 OVER-UNDER RECORD (LAST SEASON) - Atlanta Braves Road Games: 45-34, 57% + 760 Houston Astros Home Games: 43-29, 60% + 1110

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