The Atlanta Braves (87-53) meet the San Francisco Giants (66-73) Monday in the opener of a 3-game set at Oracle Park. First pitch is set for 9:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Braves vs. Giants odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Braves lead 3-1
Atlanta dropped the final 2 games of a 3-game set at the Seattle Mariners over the weekend after racking up an 8-game winning streak. They’re 8-2, 14-6 and 23-7 over their last 10, 20 and 30 games, respectively. Atlanta is just 1 1/2 games back of the New York Mets in the NL East.
The Giants are going a different way. They won the final 2 games of their 3-game weekend series against the Chicago Cubs, but they are just 13-17 over the last 30 games. You can virtually forget about October for San Francisco as it sits 9 1/2 games out of the final NL wild-card spot.
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Braves at Giants projected starters
RHP Spencer Strider vs. RHP Alex Cobb
Strider (10-4, 2.69 ERA) makes his 19th start and 30th appearance. He has a 0.97 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 13.6 K/9 in 120 2/3 IP.
- June 21 vs. San Francisco: 3 2/3 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Has allowed 1 ER or fewer in 12 of 18 GS
Cobb (5-6, 3.68 ERA) makes his 24th start. He has a 1.29 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 9.3 K/9 in 122 1/3 IP.
- Pitching better of late: 2-2 with a 3.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 10.0 K/9 across 9 starts since the All-Star break
- Fares much better at home: 2.57 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 10.0 K/9 vs. 5.16 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 8.3 K/9 on road
Braves at Giants odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:38 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Braves -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Giants +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Braves -1.5 (-105) | Giants +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: +105 | U: -130)
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Braves at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Braves 5, Giants 3
Money line
Strider is on another level right now as he’s averaging over 10 K’s in his last 4 starts. He could strike out 12 Giants as they’re 26th in K’s/game. The Braves have been piling up the runs with 6 or more runs in 5 of 6 games and 38 total runs during that stretch.
I would be willing to take BRAVES FIRST 9 INNINGS (-145) and/or BRAVES TOTAL RUNS OVER 4.5 (+130).
Run line/Against the spread
The Giants got to Strider for 6 ER last time out, and he’ll have that fresh in his mind as he carves them up. I’ll take the almost even money with the BRAVES -1.5 (-105) with the way they’ve pitched and plated runs lately.
Over/Under
This one can go either way, and 2 of the 4 games went each way earlier in the season. The Under is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings between these teams in San Francisco. The Over is 4-0-1 in Strider’s last 5 road starts. This is too close to call for me. PASS.
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