The Atlanta Braves are sending Spencer Strider to the bump tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks in their home opener. The game is scheduled for 7:20 PM EST. The Braves are 3-2. The Diamondbacks are 4-3.

Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Spread and Moneyline

The Atlanta Braves are currently -1.5 favorites at -130 odds. The Braves have -270 odds to win outright.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are the underdogs at +1.5 with +110 odds. The Diamondbacks are +220 on the moneyline.

Spencer Strider has really good numbers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks batters currently on their roster.

The Diamondbacks are sending soft-tossing lefty Tommy Henry to the mound. Henry doesn’t overpower anyone and doesn’t strike out a lot of guys. Opposing hitters put the ball in play a lot against Henry. When the Braves put the ball in play, they put up runs in bunches.

Atlanta Braves. vs. Left-Handed Pitching

Last season, the Braves posted an .870 OPS against lefties.

Ozzie Albies vs. Tommy Henry, LHP, Diamondbacks

Ozzie Albies destroyed left-handed pitching in 2023 slashing .391/.406/.617 against them.

Orlando Arica vs. Tommy Henry, LHP, Diamondbacks

Did you know Orlando Arcia was just as good as Ozzie Albies against left-handed pitchers last season? Arcia and Albies were the two frontrunners in production vs. LHP. Orlando Arcia slashed .302/.402/.604 vs. LHP in 2023. Arcia had 8 of his 17 homers against lefties in just 112 PAs.

The line on Orlando Arcia’s hits is at 0.5 with -160 odds.

Orlando Arcia is the only Braves hitter with a total bases line set at 0.5. All other hitters are set at 1.5. The oddsmakers must not like Arcia against lefties like I do. Arcia is a different hitter with Atlanta than who he was with the Brewers.

I mentioned that Arcia hit 8 homers off of left-handed pitching in 2023. To put that in perspective, that’s the same number Ronald Acuna Jr. had against lefties.

Orlando Arcia over 0.5 HR has +600 odds. He’s got the second-worst odds on the Braves to hit a dinger today, but the stats indicate otherwise.

I like the matchup, I like Arcia’s hot bat, if you are looking a good play on batter props, this might be a good time to look at Orlando Arcia.

Ronald Acuna Jr. Player Props and Parlays vs. Diamondbacks

Look, Ronald Acuna Jr. hasn’t stolen a base since opening day and he doesn’t have a homer on the season yet. Acuna hit .315 and slugged .559 against lefties in 2023. Against Tommy Henry, I like Acuna’s chances at hitting the over on 1.5 total bases and I like him to swipe a bag. If you are feeling lucky, you can parlay an Acuna SB, over 1.5 TB, and a run scored.

At the time of this writing, this parlay is not available on DraftKings Sportsbook, so I will turn to Hard Rock Bet for the odds. Hard Rock Bet has that parlay at +525. If you add the Braves to cover the spread it is +800.

Ronald Acuna Jr. stolen bases vs. LHP in 2023: Ronald Acuna Jr. stole a base once every 9.9 plate appearances vs. right-handed pitching last year. Acuna was even better against left-handed pitching, stealing a base once every 7.4 PAs.

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Braves Homers vs. Diamondbacks (04/05/2024)

In 2023, Marcell Ozuna led the Braves in homers against LHP with 12.

Matt Olson had 10 homers against LHP in 2023.

Austin Riley had 11 HRs vs. LHP in 2023.

Ozuna, Riley, and Olson are the only three Braves to have 10+ HRs vs. LHP in 2023.

Our Picks for Braves vs. Diamondbacks (04/05/2024)

Braves Moneyline (-270)

Orlando Arcia to record a hit (-160)

Player Prop Parlay: Acuna R + SB (+300)

Let us know your favorite bets in the comments!

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