Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+102) Atlanta (-122)

The Colorado Rockies (52-82) are hitting the road to Truist Park on Saturday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (79-55). The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +102 while the Braves are sitting at -122. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Feltner and Martin Perez.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have accumulated 637 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. The Rockies have accumulated 243 doubles as a team and have hit 151 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 612 RBI's and 1,147 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .252. Colorado has a slugging rate of .417 and have been called out on strikes 1,163 times, while taking a walk on 433 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.06 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 185 long balls and also 775 runs in total (30th in the league). Colorado has given up 1,353 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 724 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.53 on the year (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 909 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 441 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.84 as a squad on the year.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 132 times as well as having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 53 holds this year (28th in baseball). The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 60.0% and have come into the game in 105 save situations. They have 30 saves this season and have blown 20 out of their 50 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 204 runners over the course of the season with 31.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Rockies have dispatched 406 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Rockies have turned 66.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,599 innings, which has them sitting 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,533 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,128 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 108 double plays.

Feltner has taken the ball for 436 innings and has accounted for 361 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 5.40 (262 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.460. He has surrendered 462 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 175 free passes. Feltner (14-34 career record) holds a FIP of 5.32 while going up against 1,925 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Atlanta is sitting with 171 home runs this season and 599 runs batted in. They have hit 214 two-baggers, while taking a walk 390 times as well as putting up 625 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .247 for the year. The Braves have a team slugging % of .412 and they score 4.66 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,088 instances (19th in MLB) and have totaled 1,119 base hits.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.246 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,027. The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 512 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.58 (473 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,136 strikeouts vs 455 free passes). They have yielded 147 home runs and they give up 3.88 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Sitting with 159 save situations, the Braves have amassed 95 holds and also 18 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 59 save chances and they have walked away with 41 saves. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 22.4% of 147 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 100 occasions with runners on base. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 69.5%, and they have dispatched 423 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 109 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Braves have 1,089 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 3,567 putouts for the season. In their 10,701 innings played, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (5th in the majors).

Perez (99-101 record in his career) has earned a 4.33 ERA while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.94 and he has faced 7,545 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 840 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.420 and a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Perez has given up 1,842 hits and he has 1,238 strikeouts in 1,746 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-122)

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