MLB: 8* Arizona Diamondbacks -105 vs. Atlanta Braves 4:10 EST ANALYSIS: The Atlanta Braves will play the final game of a three-game series in the desert on Sunday, taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Braves are aiming for a sweep after emerging victorious in the previous two games of the series. The Atlanta Braves are currently ninth in slugging percentage at .396, 14th in on-base percentage at .315, and 15th in batting average at .238. Furthermore, they are 20th in runs scored, having accumulated a total of 100 runs so far this season. Spencer Schwellenbach gets the call for Atlanta on Sunday. The right-hander has recorded a 1-1 SU record with an ERA of 2.56, 27 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 0.92, which is the team’s lowest for starters. The Arizona Diamondbacks are currently in the third in both runs scored with 137 and slugging percentage at .434. They rank fourth in on-base percentage at .336 and 12th in batting average at .245. Brandon Pfaadt will get the start for Arizona on Sunday he comes in with a record of 4-1 SU and an ERA of 2.73, 23 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 1.01. The pitching split for these starters shows a bit of a divide which supports our play on the Snakes. Spencer Schwellenbach is 0-1 SU with a 5.06 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP in 10.2 innings (two starts) on the road this season while Brandon Pfaadt is 2-1 SU with a 3.00 ERA and a .219 batting average against over 18.0 innings (three starts) at home to this point of the season. These offenses are performing at different levels this season with Atlanta ranked 12th in the majors with a .717 team OPS while Arizona is third with a .774 team OPS entering Sunday. Our TPR Index projects a run advantage of 1.47 runs. The SPMatrix has Brandon Pfaadt with an average of 6.71 compared to Spencer Schwellenbach who has an average of 5.39. Our next set of metrics looks at the overall Pitchers Power Ratings. Coming into this game and situation, Pfaadt has a rating of 112 while Schwellenbach has a rating of only 99 with the league average of 100. The SIM Matrix has the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 73.98 percent advantage against the Atlanta Braves in tonight’s contest. Play AGAINST MLB starters when their last outing had the game tied more than five times when the team is coming off a win and their last opponent had more than one-hundred team strikes thrown, 12-2 SU (86%)(+$1,396). We are going to back the Diamondbacks as they put an end to their losing streak while halting the Braves winning streak. Lay the short price with the Snakes on Sunday in the desert. PREDICTION: 8* ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 3 ATLANTA BRAVES 2