Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+132) Atlanta (-160)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (73-48) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (64-58) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Arizona at +132 while Atlanta is at -160. The total is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Michael Soroka and Bryce Elder.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 208 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 118 balls out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .396 and have been rung up 884 times, while being walked on 410 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 13th in MLB. They have accounted for 524 runs batted in in addition to 994 hits on the season, while their batting average is .243. They have racked up 552 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .316.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 140 home runs and 541 runs in total (16th in baseball). Arizona has conceded 1,036 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 496 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 on the year (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 828 batters. They have walked 359 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a team on the season.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and have come into the game in 116 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 out of their 45 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 158 base runners for the year and 24.7% of those players crossing home plate. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 106 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 402 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have 70 holds on the year (10th in baseball).

The Diamondbacks have transformed 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,756 innings, ranking them 8th in professional baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 3,252 putouts this year, as well as 1,066 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them ranked 1st in baseball, and they have turned 113 double plays.

Soroka has thrown 501 innings and has racked up 462 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.70 (206 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.203. He has conceded 443 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 160 free passes. Soroka (28-29 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.64 and he has faced 2,093 opposing batters in the majors.

Atlanta is sitting with 164 home runs on the campaign and 567 RBIs. They have put up 193 two-baggers, while taking a walk 359 times as well as racking up 591 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .314 and a batting average of .249 for the season. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .420 and they score 4.88 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have been rung up on 974 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,021 base knocks.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.236 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,040 strikeouts vs 417 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 914. They have allowed 138 homers and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 467 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.60 (431 earned runs relinquished).

With 146 save situations, the Braves have accrued 89 holds and also 16 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have earned 37 saves. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.0% out of 127 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with base runners. They rank 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.8%, and they have dispatched 387 relievers to the mound so far this season.

Out of their 9,693 innings played, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (4th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 100 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Braves have racked up 985 assists, 56 errors and are sitting with 3,231 putouts on the campaign.

Elder (32-31 career mark) has earned a 4.46 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has faced 2,420 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 280 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.334 and a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Elder has allowed 555 hits while he has tallied 460 punch outs in 565 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+132)

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