Atlanta Braves (76-68) vs. San Francisco Giants (95-52)
September 17, 2021 9:45 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants -172 / Atlanta Braves +125; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants meet Friday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Braves look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Giants look for a win after winning 11 of their las 14 games.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 11 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Braves have won five of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Braves with 160 hits and 78 RBI while Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies have combined for 300 hits and 183 RBI. Ian Anderson gets the ball, and he is 7-5 with a 3.61 ERA and 107 strikeouts this season. This will be Anderson’s second career game against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in 11 straight games. The Giants have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 127 hits and 80 RBI while Bustler Posey and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 200 hits and 105 RBI. Logan Webb gets the ball, and he is 10-3 with a 2.80 ERA and 132 strikeouts this season. Webb is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Braves.
The Braves are 15-5 in their last 20 road games and 0-4 in their last 4 games as an underdog. The Giants are 49-17 in their last 66 games as a favorite and 36-16 in their last 52 overall. The under is 14-5-4 in Braves last 23 overall. The over is 4-1 in Giants last 5 overall. The Braves are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in San Francisco and 10-3 in the last 13 meetings.
Anderson has been solid this season, but he’s allowed 10 hits and six runs in his last eight innings. Webb has allowed 19 hits and eight earned runs in his last 20 innings. The Giants have won seven straight games in which Webb has pitched. The Braves have been road warriors as of late, but the Giants have been the more consistent team and have a red hot pitcher on the hill. Give me the Giants and the RL for max betting value.
