| Saturday, August 5, 2023 ATLANTA (Elder) -155 over CHICAGO CUBS (Assad) The Braves drew first blood with a 8-0 thrashing of the Cubs in yesterday's series opener, and they are poised to pick up another victory this afternoon. Chicago checks in with a 13-22 record in day games vs. right-handers (-$925) and they'll face a profitable starter in Bryce Elder (3.18 ERA), who has led Atlanta to victories in 15 of his 21 outings so far (+$510). The Braves have the best hitting team in MLB (.838 OPS), averaging 5.7 runs per game at the plate. Javier Assad and the Chicago bullpen will be hard pressed to slow down the surging road team at Wrigley Field today. |
