Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction: This match can go either way

On Thursday, the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins will square off in a game for the National League East division at LoanDepot Park.

After claiming victory only in the last series game against the Atlanta Braves, it is expected that the outcome of this second series will be the same since they were defeated by the visiting team on Wednesday. The Miami Marlins have a record of 15-37 in their previous 52 games played within their division, and they have a record of 1-4 in their last five games. The over has a record of 5-0 in their last five games played after a defeat. This game will be started for the Miami Marlins by Jesus Luzardo, who has a record of 2-1, a 3.48 ERA, and 38 strikeouts thus far this season. The Marlins now hold the eighth rank in the standings of the National League, having earned a 0.516 percentile through 31 games played so far this season.

With their victory over the Marlins by a score of 14-6 on Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves have now won consecutive games and have prevailed in five of the previous six head-to-head matchups between these two teams. The Atlanta Braves have a record of 14-3 in their last 17 games played away from home, including 38-16 in their last 54 games played away from home versus teams that start a left-handed pitcher, and the over is 5-1 in their past 6 games played after they have earned a victory. The Atlanta Braves have a 0.677 percentile after 31 games played so far this season, which places them atop the standings for the National League.

The Marlins have our support in this contest. Jesus Luzardo has been pretty much as excellent as described as the high-upside arm, and we expected him to play well here. Even though Atlanta is widely considered to be the best road team in the MLB, we believe that Miami will pull off the upset in this matchup.