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Joc Pederson’s pearls are going from the World Series to Cooperstown

The distinctive pearl necklace of Atlanta’s outfielder will have a new home.

The distinctive pearl necklace of Atlanta Braves outfielder Joc Pederson will soon have a new home. Pederson, who has been wearing the unusual accessory throughout Atlanta’s run to the World Series, is going to send his necklace to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The necklace has garnered a lot of attention since he started wearing it all the way back in September, and it became clear that the pearls would become a point of discussion as the postseason carried on. It wasn’t without drama, however, as the necklace broke during the series against Houston and Pederson’s jeweler had to fly to Atlanta to save the day.

Pederson, who previously won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020, will wear the necklace one more time before sending them to their final landing spot.

Time to celebrate with some red wine.

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Braves’ Jorge Soler crushed a three-run home run over the train tracks in Houston

Hit to another Soler system.

That baseball had a family, Jorge Soler!

The 2021 World Series has flipped back to Houston after the Astros stunned the Atlanta Braves in a back-and-forth Game 5. On Tuesday, the Braves got back to work in yet another elimination game for the Astros, and once again Atlanta broke things open early with this absolute bomb from Soler.

In the top of the third with two outs and two men on base, Soler and Luis Garcia were locked in a duel at the plate with neither side wanting to give in. On a 3-2 count with both runners set to go, Soler hit an absolute no-doubter to left field for a three-run shot that went over the train tracks and out of the stadium!!

Here, have another clip of this gorgeous home run as Soler stands to admire his handiwork at the plate.

And here’s the view from behind home plate, as Soler’s shot just disappears into the night.

Talk about a picture perfect home run from Soler. The power behind his swing, the reaction, the ball sailing over the train tracks and just vanishing into the black sky.

Can’t ask for a better home run than that. Baseball fans were just as in awe over Soler’s bomb as you’d expect.

World Series Game 6: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Tuesday’s Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros World Series Game 6 odds and lines, with expert MLB picks and predictions.

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros continue the World Series Tuesday with Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. With Atlanta leading the best-of-seven series 3-2, first pitch is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. ET (on FOX). Let’s analyze the lines around the Braves vs. Astros odds with MLB picks and predictions.

Behind a shuffled lineup, the Astros avoided elimination with a 9-5 victory in Atlanta Sunday. The new batting order paid off as Houston rallied from deficits of 4-0 (Atlanta CF Adam Duvall hit a first-inning grand slam) and 5-4 (after three innings).

Braves LHP Max Fried (14-7, 3.04 ERA regular season) will make his second start of the World Series and his fifth start of this postseason.

  • Career vs. Astros: 0-1, 10.80 ERA (5 IP, 6 ER), 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 7-2 road loss in Wednesday’s Game 2, which was his last outing
  • 2021 postseason: 1-2, 5.40 ERA (21 2/3 IP, 13 ER), 26 H, 3 BB, 23 K in four starts
  • Career postseason: 1-3, 4.53 ERA (51 2/3 IP, 26 ER), 1.34 WHIP, 53 K in 16 games (eight starts)

Houston will counter with rookie RHP Luis Garcia (11-8, 3.48 ERA regular season) on short rest in what will likely be a “bullpen game.” Like Fried, he’ll also be making his second World Series start and his fifth of this postseason.

  • Career vs. Braves: 0-1, 2.45 ERA (3 2/3 IP, 1 ER), 3 H, 4 BB, 6 K in 2-0 road loss in Friday’s Game 3, which was his last outing
  • 2021 postseason: 1-2, 7.62 ERA (13 IP, 11 ER), 11 H, 11 BB, 18 K in four starts
  • Career postseason: 1-2, 6.60 ERA (15 IP, 11 ER), 11 H, 13 BB, 19 K in five starts

Braves at Astros odds, lines, picks and prediction

MLB odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Braves +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Astros -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Braves +1.5 (-190) | Astros -1.5 (+155)
  • Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -125 | U: +100)

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Prediction

Braves 4, Astros 3

Money line (ML)

ATLANTA (+105) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager.

There are two ways this goes down. Atlanta wins a low-scoring game or Houston wins a high-scoring game.

Sure, Fried is coming off two terrible outings. Houston scored 6 runs in 5 innings against him in Game 2, and he was touched for 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings of an NLCS Game 5 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers Oct. 21.

Fried is too good of a pitcher to suffer a third bad start in a row.  From Aug. 3 to the end of the regular season, Fried went 7-0 with a 1.46 ERA (74 IP, 12 ER) in 11 starts. He tossed 2 complete games and held opponents to a .183 batting average as the Braves went 10-1 during that span.

In his first two postseason starts, he allowed just 2 runs in 12 innings with 14 strikeouts, going 1-0 with 1.50 ERA while the Braves won both games.

Fried grew up in Los Angeles and is a big fan of fellow southpaw Sandy Koufax, the Hall of Famer who is one of the best left-handers of all time.

Look for Fried to have his Koufax World Series moment Tuesday night.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

PASS due to the prices being a bit steep in Atlanta +1.5 (-190) and the alternate line of Houston +1.5 (-210).

The Astros do have a 3-2 ATS advantage through the first five games.

If you disagree with my Fried philosophy and believe Houston will win to force a Game 7, there’s decent value in Astros -1.5 (+155).

ATS records:

  • Regular season: Braves 78-83 | Astros 77-85
  • Postseason: Braves 10-5 | Astros 9-6

Over/Under (O/U)

BET UNDER 8.5 (+100) to WIN 0.5 UNITS.

The Under is 3-1-1 in the series, including 1-0-1 in the first two games at Minute Maid Park.

While the Astros opened the postseason on an 8-1 Over run, pitching is what wins championships when all is said and done.

O/U records:

  • Regular season: Braves 74-78-9 | Astros 86-69-7
  • Postseason: Braves 6-8-1 | Astros 9-5-1

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Adam Duvall’s World Series grand slam sent the Braves’ stadium into an absolute frenzy

“GRAND SLAM, DUVALL!”

Well, that’s one way to start an elimination game!

The Atlanta Braves have the Houston Astros on the ropes, with a deciding Game 5 of the 2021 World Series underway on Sunday. The Braves wasted no time in piling on runs in a hurry against the Astros, as Adam Duvall knocked home a huge grand slam in the bottom of the first to get the stadium absolutely rocking.

After Ozzie Albies was able to get on first with a fielder’s choice, Austin Riley and Eddie Rosario made their way onto the bases to load them up with two outs and Duvall set to swing. And swing he did, as Duvall hit a one-pitch grand slam to give the Braves the early 4-0 lead just like that.

The Braves stadium went absolutely bananas on the grand slam, and rightfully so! Offensively, Atlanta has just overpowered their opponents in the postseason, and Duvall put Houston on their back foot early with this absolute bomb.

Listen in on how loud the Braves stadium got on this one.

Absolutely electric indeed!

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World Series Game 3: Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Friday’s Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves World Series Game 3 odds and lines, with expert MLB picks and predictions.

After a day off, the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves return to action for Game 3 Friday as the World Series shifts to Truist Park for the next three nights. First pitch is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. ET (on FOX). Let’s analyze the lines around the Astros vs. Braves odds with MLB picks and predictions.

The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 as the league champions split the first two games in Houston. The Braves won Tuesday’s opener 6-2 as slight +113 underdogs with Under 8.5 cashing by a hook. The Astros responded with a 7-2 victory Wednesday as -118 favorites and the O/U 9 finishing as a “push.”

Taking the hill for Game 3 will be Astros rookie RHP Luis Garcia (11-8, 3.48 ERA regular season), who will make his fourth start of this postseason. This will be the southpaw’s first time facing the Braves.

  • 2021 postseason: 1-1, 9.64 ERA (9 1/3 IP, 10 ER), 8 H, 7 BB, 12 K in three starts
  • Last outing: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 5-0 ALCS-clinching, Game 6 home victory vs. Boston Red Sox Oct. 22

Braves RHP Ian Anderson (9-5, 3.58 ERA regular season) will also make his fourth start of the postseason. He’ll face the Astros for the first time in his two-year career.

  • 2021 postseason: 1-0, 2.25 ERA (12 IP, 3 ER), 9 H, 4 BB, 12 K in three starts
  • Last outing: No-decision, 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K in 4-2 NLCS-clinching, Game 6 home win vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday

Astros at Braves odds, lines, picks and prediction

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  • Money line: Astros +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Braves -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Astros +1.5 (-200) | Braves -1.5 (+160)
  • Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)

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Prediction

Braves 5, Astros 4

Money line (ML)

ATLANTA (-120) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager.

Anderson has been money at home. The Braves are 7-0 in his last seven home starts, including 3-0 in the postseason. Overall, they are 12-2 in his 14 home starts of 2021,

That’s a trend I’m more than happy to hammer, especially when the sportsbook is basically making this a pick-’em game.

As for Houston’s Garcia, his last outing was an anomaly when he shut down Boston (1 hit, 0 ER, 5 2/3 IP).

He was lit up for 5 runs in 2 2/3 innings at the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of their ALDS, a 12-6 Astros loss, in his lone postseason road start. During the regular season, he went 5-3 with a 4.24 ERA in 15 starts away from Minute Maid Park.

In his second postseason start, a 9-5 home loss to Boston, he didn’t make it out of the second inning. He served up a first-inning grand slam and was removed after walking the leadoff hitter in the second.

I’ll take Anderson and the BRAVES (-120) for the win, please.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

PASS since we’re backing the Braves money line, and the Astros’ line of +1.5 (-200) is too costly.

ATS records:

  • Regular season: Astros 77-85 | Braves 78-83
  • Postseason: Astros 7-5 | Braves 9-3

Over/Under (O/U)

BET OVER 8.5 (-107) to WIN 0.4 UNITS.

O/U records:

  • Regular season: Astros 86-69-7 | Braves 74-78-9
  • Postseason: Astros 8-3-1 | Braves 5-6-1

Houston was the third-best Over team during the regular season and tied for the most Overs in the postseason.

After the Under cashed in the Astros’ postseason opener, they played 8 consecutive Overs before closing the ALCS with an Under and going 0-1-1 O/U so far in the World Series.

The Over is 43-34-8 at Truist Park this season but 2-3 in the postseason.

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World Series Game 2: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Wednesday’s Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros World Series Game 2 odds and lines, with expert MLB picks and predictions.

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros play Game 2 of the best-of-seven World Series Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. ET (on FOX). Let’s analyze the lines around the Braves vs. Astros odds with MLB picks and predictions.

The Braves took Tuesday’s opener 6-2 but lost starting RHP Charlie Morton to a fractured fibula. They won as slight underdogs (+113) with the Under (8.5) hitting by a hook.

Atlanta jumped out to a 2-0 lead as DH Jorge Soler led off with a solo homer on the third pitch, and 3B Austin Riley added an RBI double in the top of the first inning. They increased the lead to 5-0 on CF-RF Adam Duvall’s 2-run homer in the third.

As for Morton, he took a hard grounder off his lower right leg in the second inning. He would retire 3 more Astros batters (2 in the second and 1 in the third), before exiting with what was diagnosed as a season-ending injury.

Atlanta’s bullpen responded as four relievers scattered 7 hits and allowed just 2 runs over the final 6 2/3 innings to complete the victory.

As for Game 2, Braves LHP Max Fried (14-7, 3.04 ERA regular season) will make his fourth start of this postseason. This will be the first time the southpaw faces the Astros in his five-year career.

  • 2021 postseason: 1-1, 3.78 ERA (16 2/3 IP, 7 ER), 19 H, 2 BB, 17 K in three starts
  • Career postseason: 1-2, 3.86 ERA (46 2/3 IP, 20 ER), 1.31 WHIP, 47 K in 15 games (7 starts)

Astros RHP Jose Urquidy (8-3, 3.62 ERA regular season) makes his second start of the postseason. The three-year veteran will face the Braves for the first time in his career.

  • Last outing: Loss, 1 2/3 IP, 5 ER (6 unearned), 5 H, 2 BB, 1 K in 12-3 ALCS Game 3 rout by Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park Oct. 18
  • Career postseason: 1-2, 4.28 ERA (27 1/3 IP, 13 ER), 1.32 WHIP, 25 K in nine games (5 starts)

Braves at Astros odds, lines, picks and prediction

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  • Money line: Braves -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Astros -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Braves -1.5 (+155) | Astros +1.5 (-190)
  • Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

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Prediction

Braves 6, Astros 2

Money line (ML)

ATLANTA (-105) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. We won with the Braves Tuesday. Let’s do it again!

Fried is coming off one of his worst outings of 2021. He yielded 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 4 2/3 innings at the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS Thursday, an 11-2 Braves loss.

Before that, he delivered a 1.50 ERA in his first two postseason starts, allowing just 2 runs in 12 innings and striking out 14.

In his final 11 regular-season starts, starting Aug. 3, Fried went 7-0 with a 1.46 ERA (74 IP, 12 ER) and 2 complete games, while holding opponents to a .183 batting average as the Braves went 10-1 SU (straight up).

Expect that Fried to show up for Wednesday’s Game 2.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

If you want a little insurance, I could see divvying up part of the ML wager or treading lightly with BRAVES -1.5 (+155).

After all, the Braves are 9-2 ATS this postseason, including 5-1 on the road. Counting the regular season, they are 55-32 ATS on the road.

ATS records:

  • Regular season: Braves 78-83 | Astros 77-85

Over/Under (O/U)

BACK UNDER 8.5 (-108) to WIN 0.2 UNITS.

We won on the Under Tuesday. Let’s do this again, too!

O/U records:

  • Regular season: Braves 74-78-9 | Astros 86-69-7
  • Postseason: Braves 5-6 | Astros 8-3

Before Fried’s rough outing in Game 5 of the NLCS vs. the Dodgers – who were facing elimination – his last 5 road starts all cashed Under tickets.

The Under is 11-5 in his 16 road starts this year, including 8-2 in his last 10.

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2021 World Series Game 1: Bettors like the Astros as 1.5-run favorites

Think the Braves will give the Astros a fight in Game 1? You’re in the minority.

Bettors have the opportunity to lay some money on the Atlanta Braves in the World Series for the first time this millennium. Unfortunately for them, their action pales in comparison to the Houston Astros on their home turf.

The Braves are +1.5 run underdogs in Game 1, but have only garnered 25 percent of the pregame action in the run up to the series opener, per Tipico Sportsbook. Perhaps that’s because taking Atlanta and the spread will only net you a -180 payout. Betting Houston to win by two runs or more will get you a +145 return.

Those same gamblers are putting their trust in the batters’ box Tuesday night, A 71 percent majority of bets lean toward the over at 8.5 runs (-102). If recent returns hold true, that bet could dissolve into the night air in Texas.

The Braves have only allowed 3.3 runs per game in former Astro Charlie Morton’s three postseason games so far. Houston counters with Framber Valdez, a trusted piece of the rotation the past two seasons and a player who was most recently seen holding the Boston Red Sox to three earned runs across two ALCS starts. The Astros have given up just three runs per game in his postseason appearances.

Those numbers suggest a pitchers’ duel at Minute Maid Park, but there’s still value to be found in Tuesday night’s batters. Yordan Alvarez had at least one hit in each game of the six game series win over the Red Sox, but will still pay out +175 if he can keep that streak going against Atlanta. Dansby Swanson is in the midst of a five-game hitting streak and has hits in eight of his 10 postseason games this autumn, but returns +250 value if he can poke a single into the outfield in Game 1.

Is the public overvaluing a 95-win Astros team at home? Is the minority foolishly backing Atlanta because it faces the biggest villains in baseball? Or are Morton and the Braves destined to come through in their first World Series appearance of the 2000s? We’ll know more tonight.

World Series Game 1: Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Tuesday’s Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros World Series Game 1 odds and lines, with expert MLB picks and predictions.

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros open the World Series Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is scheduled for 8:09 p.m. ET (on FOX). Let’s analyze the lines around the Braves vs. Astros odds with MLB picks and predictions.

The Braves last won the World Series in 1995. Their last appearance was in 1999 when they were swept by the New York Yankees 4-0.

The Astros last won the World Series in 2017, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. They returned in 2019 but lost in seven games to the Washington Nationals.

It seems odd, especially for two clubs that were once NL West Division rivals, but Atlanta and Houston have not faced each other since 2017. Houston swept that season series 4-0.

But back to the present …

The Braves will start RHP Charlie Morton (14-6, 3.34 ERA regular season) in Tuesday’s opener. Morton has pitched for five teams during a 14-year career, including for the 2017 World Series champion Astros in the first of his two seasons with Houston. As a matter of fact, he was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, working the final four innings in relief against the Dodgers.

  • 2021 postseason: 0-1, 3.77 ERA (14 1/3 IP, 6 ER), 10 H, 8 BB, 19 K in three starts
  • Career World Series: 1-1, 4.30 ERA (14 2/3 IP, 7 ER), 12 H, 2 BB, 17 K in two starts and one relief appearance
  • Lost his one start in 2020 World Series for Tampa Bay Rays when they lost to Dodgers in six games
  • Career vs. Astros (regular season): 4-6, 6.28 ERA (57 1/3 IP, 40 ER), 1.67 WHIP in 11 starts, last facing them in 2019

Astros LHP Framber Valdez (11-6, 3.14 ERA regular season) makes his fourth start of the postseason and his first career World Series appearance. The southpaw has seven playoff games under his belt – all during the last two seasons. He was phenomenal in a Game 5 victory in this year’s ALCS, handcuffing the Boston Red Sox with 8 innings of 1-run, 3-hit ball.

  • 2021 postseason: 1-0, 4.20 ERA (15 IP, 7 ER), 16 H, 5 BB, 13 K in three starts
  • Career postseason: 4-1, 2.77 ERA (39 IP, 12 ER), 1.15 WHIP, 39 K in six starts and one relief outing
  • Career vs. Braves: 0 appearances

Braves at Astros odds, lines, picks and prediction

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  • Money line: Braves +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Astros -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS: Braves +1.5 (-180) | Astros -1.5 (+145)
  • Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -102 | U: -122)

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Prediction

Astros 4, Braves 3

Money line (ML)

This is a tough one, but the value is with ATLANTA (+110).

Houston is 55-31 at Minute Maid Park this year, including 4-1 in the playoffs. However, Atlanta tied for MLB’s fifth-best regular-season road record at 46-35.

While the Astros’ Valdez was lights out in his last start, the Braves’ Morton is postseason experienced, appearing in 16 games. He also has a penchant for pitching well in critical games.

As mentioned, he was the 2017 World Series Game 7 winning pitcher for the Astros. Three years later with the Rays, he beat the Astros twice in the 2020 ALCS, including in the clinching Game 7 behind 5 2/3 shutout innings.

At +110, Morton and the BRAVES are the play.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

BACK ATLANTA +1.5 (-180) to WIN 0.5 UNITS.

The Braves are 8-2 ATS this postseason. Overall, they’re 54-32 ATS on the road this year, including 4-1 in the postseason.

The Astros are 6-4 ATS this postseason but 41-45 ATS at home, including 3-2 in the postseason.

Regular-season ATS records:

  • Braves: 78-83 | Astros: 77-85

Over/Under (O/U)

BACK UNDER 8.5 (-122) to WIN 0.2 UNITS.

It’s never easy betting Unders, but look for the offense to take a backseat to pitching in the opener.

Sure, Houston pounded the Overs in the first two rounds, and the Over is 48-37-1 at Minute Maid Park this year, but runs will be at a premium in Game 1.

O/U records:

  • Regular season: Braves 74-78-9 | Astros 86-69-7
  • Postseason: Braves 5-5 | Astros 8-2

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