The boys from the ATL are in the City of Angels Friday for the first game of their three-game weekend set against the host Dodgers. The Braves will send Charlie Morton to the bump making his sixth start of the season. He comes into this one with a record of 2-0 SU with an ERA of 3.60. This will be Morton’s eighth start against the Dodgers. He has a record of 1-4 SU with an ERA of 5.70 and a WHIP of 1.596 over that span. In four career starts at Dodger Stadium Morton is 0-3 SU with an ERA of 4.22 and a WHIP of 1.453. Morton is 7-22 SU versus NL teams scoring five or more runs per game on the season. The Dodgers will send Gavin Stone to the mound with his 2-1 SU record and his ERA of 4.68 on the year. In his last three trips to the mound, he has posted a record of 2-0 SU with an ERA of 2.65 in those three starts. Stone didn’t factor in the decision in his lone career start against the Braves, which came on the road on May 22, 2023. He threw four innings, allowing five runs on five hits with five walks and one strikeout in a game the Dodgers went on to win 8 to 6. The TPR Index projects a run advantage of 1.63 runs. The SPMatrix has Gavin Stone with an average of 6.78 compared to Charlie Morton who has an average of 5.92. Our next set of metrics looks at the overall Pitchers Power Ratings. Coming into this game and situation Stone has a rating of 108 while Morton has a rating of 101 with the league average of 100. The SIM Matrix has the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 74.11 percent advantage against the oddsmakers number in tonight’s contest. The Braves average of 5.41 runs and 9.28 hits per game. Their team batting average is an impressive .266, while their slugging percentage stands at .429. Additionally, the Braves have a +48-run differential so far this season. On the other hand, their opponents have been scoring an average of 3.76 runs against them and managing 7.83 hits per game. It is worth noting that teams have been struggling at the plate when facing the Braves, with an average of .233 and a slugging percentage of .347 when facing them. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been consistently performing well in terms of their offensive statistics. They have an average of 5.36 runs per game and an impressive 9.39 hits per game. They have a team batting average of .271 and on base percentage of .354. With a run differential of +49, the Dodgers have been dominating their opponents on the scoreboard. On the other hand, their opponents have only been able to score an average of 3.88 runs per game and 7.18 hits per game. These numbers are significantly lower than the Dodgers', with opponents’ batting at an average of .219 and having an on base percentage of .298. This clearly shows the Dodgers' dominance in both offense and defense to this point in the season. Play ON MLB (NL) favorites who average five or more runs per game facing a starter with an ERA of 3.70 or better, with a slugging percentage of .480 or better over their last ten games, 53-12 SU (82%). Play AGAINST MLB (NL) road underdogs with a team averaging 4.7 or more runs per game against a team with a bullpen ERA of 3.75 or better on the season, with a starter whose WHIP is 1.150 or better on the year, 41-8 SU (84%). We will lay the short odds with the home team as the Dodgers get the Game One win on Friday night in the City of Angels.