The Atlanta Braves are visiting the San Francisco Giants on Friday, June 6th at the Oracle Park in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Braves vs Giants Prediction. We will examine:
The San Francisco Giants’ recent form and player performance
The Atlanta Braves’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Giants
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Atlanta Braves
Recent betting trends in games played between the Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome, and a Braves vs Giants Prediction
San Francisco Giants Preview
In this Braves vs Giants Prediction, the San Francisco Giants have a 35-28 record this season and are sitting in third place in the NL West. They have a 19-11 home record and are 29-34 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-2 home victory over the Padres and have back-to-back wins. Under is 12-1 in their last 13 games, and are playing the Rockies and the Dodgers next.
The Giants have a .231 batting average this season, a .309 OBP, and a .370 Slugging percentage. San Francisco’s pitching staff has a 3.04 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. Heliot Ramos leads the Giants with 68 hits and is the team’s best hitter, with a .289 batting average. Wilmer Flores leads the team in RBI with 47, while Matt Chapman leads the team in home runs with 11.
Hayden Birdsong (R) will take the mound for the Giants, and he has a 3-1 record, 2.37 ERA, and 1.24 WHIP. He has been excellent at home, with a 1.29 ERA across seven home games, and he is coming off a quality start with just one earned run in 5.1 innings pitched against the Marlins. In his only start against the Braves last season, he gave up 2 runs in 5 innings of work.
Atlanta Braves Preview
In this Braves vs Giants Prediction, the Atlanta Braves have a 27-34 record this season and are sitting in third place in the NL East. The Braves have a 10-20 road record and 23-33 in over/under. They are coming off a 10-11 road defeat against the Diamondbacks, and are 2-8 in their last 10 games. Under is 4-2 in their last 6 games, and they are playing the Brewers and the Rockies next.
The Braves have a .245 batting average this season, a .318 OBP, and a .388 Slugging percentage. Atlanta’s pitching staff has a 3.82 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Austin Riley leads the Braves with 68 hits, adding a team-high 35 RBI. He is also the team’s best hitter with a .273 batting average, while Matt Olson adds a team-high 12 home runs.
Spencer Schwellenbach (R) will take the mound for the Braves, and he has a 4-4 record, 3.13 ERA, and 1.03 WHIP. He has been weaker on the road with a 4.94 ERA across four road starts, and he is coming off a shutout start against the Red Sox in 6.1 innings pitched. This will be his first career start against the Giants.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Braves have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The underdogs have won four of the Giants’ last five games at Oracle Park.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Giants’ last nine games at Oracle Park.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Braves have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six road games.
- The Braves have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six road games against National League opponents.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last seven night games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The road team has won each of the Braves’ last four games.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games following a win.
- The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Braves’ last eight games.
- The Braves have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven night games against the Giants.
- The Giants have lost the first inning in each of their last three games as home underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Braves have led after 5 innings in four of their last five night games against the Giants at Oracle Park.
Total Runs Facts
- Twelve of the Giants’ last 13 games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Braves’ last five night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in six of the Giants’ last seven night games at Oracle Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Braves’ last six games against National League opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Giants rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (42).
- The Giants rank 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.04).
- The Braves rank 6th in the league for hits allowed this season (473).
- The Braves rank T23rd in the league for doubles this season (87).
Braves vs Giants Prediction
The Braves are 3-1 in their last 4 meetings against the Giants, and 5-2 in their last 7 visits to San Francisco. Under is 5-1 in their last 6 meetings.
In this Braves vs Giants Prediction, the Braves are coming as -135 road favorites. The wrong team is favored here, as the Braves have a far worse record than the Giants, and have been terrible on the road, while the Giants have been very strong at home. This is an overreaction towards Schwellenbach starting, but the Braves have been in such a poor form lately that I doubt he can stop their struggles.
Birdsong is looking very good for the Giants and has been elite at home, while Schwellenbach has been struggling on the road. On top of that, the Giants boast the best bullpen in the majors, and for plus money, there is huge value with them as home dogs. So my Braves vs Giants Prediction is the San Francisco Giants on the moneyline at home for plus money.