Texas Rangers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+126) Atlanta (-152)

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (55-40) will meet the Texas Rangers (49-47) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +126 and the Braves are coming in at -152. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jacob deGrom and Chris Sale.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 805 times, while drawing a walk on 317 occasions. They have 384 runs batted in and 783 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .245. The Rangers have tallied 136 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 109 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 399 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 23rd in the league.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.13 for the season (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 817 hitters. Rangers pitchers have given up 118 home runs in addition to 414 runs in total (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 276 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a unit for the year. Texas has conceded 779 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 387 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 71.8% and have come into the game in 88 save situations. They have recorded 28 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 11 of their 39 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 base runners on the season with 32.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 85 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 302 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen have accumulated 47 holds this year (17th in the league).

The Texas Rangers have accumulated 2,530 putouts so far this season, as well as 731 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 13th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 60 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,590 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in baseball.

deGrom (103-70 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.59 while he has gone up against 6,446 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 1,253 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 367 walks. His earned run average is 2.63 (479 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.988. deGrom has pitched in 1,639 innings and is sitting with 1,973 strikeouts in his career.

Atlanta has knocked in 121 home runs so far this season and 443 runs batted in. They have put up 149 two-baggers, while walking 286 times as well as racking up 460 runs. The Atlanta Braves have a team on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .246 on the campaign. The Braves have a SLG% of .409 and they tally 4.84 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 765 occasions (24th in MLB) and are sitting with 795 base knocks.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.227 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (804 strikeouts against 317 free passes). They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 715. They have surrendered 106 long balls and they surrender 3.94 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 368 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.61 (337 earned runs surrendered).

They rank 6th in the league holding a save rate of 71.8%, and they have sent 301 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 101 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Braves have tallied 66 holds and 11 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of 94 inherited base runners.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 73 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in baseball). The Braves have racked up 785 assists, 42 errors and have amassed 2,525 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,575 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (3rd in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Sale has allowed 1,776 base hits while totaling 2,696 punch outs in 2,182 innings. He has conceded 721 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.049 and having a FIP of 2.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.27 and he has faced 8,792 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Sale (154-94 record in his career) is the owner of a 2.97 ERA and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+126)

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