Braves vs. Giants Prediction
Will the Braves hand the Giants their eighth consecutive loss when the two teams meet at 7:35PM ET tonight?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Giants are -140 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +125 to pull off the upset at home. With Johnny Cueto set to face R.A. Dickey in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Cueto surrendered five runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings in Wednesday’s 7-2 loss to the Royals. Not the sharpest of starts for Cueto, who was plagued by the home run ball in this one. Mike Moustakas socked a solo homer off him in the second inning, while Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain struck for homers of their own in the third. Cueto finished his afternoon’s work having struck out five and walked three. He will carry a disappointing 4.57 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 86/25 K/BB ratio (86 2/3 innings) into a road start against the Braves next time he toes the rubber.
Dickey was hit hard in a losing effort against the Nationals on Tuesday, allowing eight runs on eight hits over five-plus innings. The 42-year-old knuckleballer punched out six on the night and didn’t walk a batter. Ryan Zimmerman, who entered the game with a terrific history against Dickey, was his nemesis again in this one, blasting a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run shot in the sixth. Now 4-5 on the season, Dickey will bring his uninspiring 5.35 ERA and 1.51 WHIP into Monday’s showdown against the Giants.
Bet Tonight’s Giants vs. Braves Game
OUR PREDICTION: The Giants are horrendous. They’re 0-4 in their last four road games, 0-6 in their last six games overall, and 2-12 in their last 14 games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game. They held a two-run lead heading into the ninth inning yesterday in Denver and Mark Melancon promptly gave up three runs to blow it in the bottom frame. I don’t care about the pitching matchup tonight. San Francisco is inventing new ways to lose and I’ll continue to fade the Giants.
MONDAY MLB PREDICTION: ATLANTA BRAVES +125