Braves vs. Giants Prediction
Can the under cash once more for bettors when the Braves visit the Giants at 4:05PM ET this afternoon?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Giants are -305 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +255 to pull off the upset in San Francisco this afternoon. With Aaron Blair set to oppose Madison Bumgarner in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 7.5 runs.
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ATLANTA: The Braves recalled Balir from Triple-A Gwinnett to rejoin the rotation this afternoon. His ERA is an unsightly 7.99 over 11 starts, yet he’s getting the call to face the Giants. He also owns a 29/29 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 50 2/3 innings over 11 starts this season.
SAN FRANCISCO: Bumgarner has had a rough go of it of late, surrendering nine runs over his last 10 innings. In his last outing, he allowed five runs on nine hits over five innings as the Giants lost 12-8 to the Dodgers on Tuesday night. He now owns a 2.44 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP on the season.
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OUR PICK: The under has cashed in both games of this series but the Giants’ bats should rack up plenty of runs against Blair this afternoon. The over is 4-1 in Balir’s last five starts when their opponent scores two runs or less in their previous game and is 12-4 in Atlanta’s last 16 games overall. The over is also 4-1 in Bumgarner’s last five starts overall so if the Braves can at least put two runs on the board, the Giants
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