Lay the Big Number: Giants at Braves

Lay the Big Number: Giants at Braves

Darin Zank
Date: June 21, 7:20 pm
Location: Truist Park
TV: TBS

Betting Odds

Moneyline: SF +153 / Atl -166
Total: 9ov -124

<p>National League playoffs contenders clash when the streaking Braves and Giants continue a four-game series down in Georgia Tuesday night. Rookie righty Spencer Strider takes the pill for Atlanta here against Anthony DeSclafani, just off the DL, for San Francisco. </p>
<p>Which way are we going here with our <b>free baseball betting pick</b>?</p>
<h2>MLB Betting Odds </h2>
<p>Tuesday's baseball betting lines opened Atlanta at -160 over San Francisco, with an over/under of 9.5 runs. Both those figures were holding steady in the early betting action.</p>
<h2>Giants-Braves MLB Betting Preview </h2>
<p>Atlanta grabbed the opener of this series Monday night 2-1 on a run-scoring base hit from Orlando Arcia with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Braves won Monday as -150 favorites on the dime line and covered against the run line at a price of +135.<br />
Also, Monday's game played under a total of eight runs.<br />
With Monday's win, Atlanta is 16-2 over its last 18 games! At 39-29 overall, the Braves still trail the first-place Mets by 5.5 games in the NL East, but they also own the No. 2 spot in the NL wild-card standings.<br />
With Monday's loss, San Francisco is 2-3 over its last five games. At 37-29 overall, the Giants trail the first-place Dodgers by 3.5 games in the NL West but also own the No. 3 spot in the NL wild-card standings.<br />
This series is the first meeting between these teams this season. Last year these teams split the season series 3-3.</p>
<h2>Tuesday's Pitching Match-Up</h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/440796&quot; title="Spencer Strider Pitching Game Stats">Strider</a> is 0/4 on quality starts this season, but he's been pretty good his last three times out. Last Wednesday, he held Washington to two runs and one hit through 5 2/3 innings, with two walks against 11 strikeouts, in an 8-2 Atlanta victory. And over his last three starts, he's allowed just three runs and seven hits through 15 1/3 innings, with eight walks against 24 whiffs.<br />
The Braves are 3-1 with Strider this season, and he can claim some credit for that.<br />
This will be Strider's first career action against San Francisco.<br />
<a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/57283&quot; title="Anthony Desclafini Pitching Game Logs">DeSclafani</a> is making his first start since April after doing time on the DL with a bad ankle. He's 0/3 on quality starts this year, giving up nine runs and 22 hits over 13 1/3 total innings, with two walks against 13 K's.<br />
The Giants are 2-1 with DeSclafani this year, but he had little to do with that.<br />
Over two starts against the Braves last season, DeSclafani allowed five runs and 12 hits, including three home runs, through nine innings. San Francisco lost both those games.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>San Francisco is batting .240 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .325 team OBP and a .395 team slugging percentage. The Giants have also been held to three runs or less six times over their last nine games.<br />
Atlanta is slashing .241/.305/.424 against right-handed pitching. The Braves have also scored a total of just 11 runs over their last four games.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Atlanta bullpen owns a 2.89 ERA this season, 3rd-best in the Majors, and a 1.13 WHIP.<br />
The San Francisco pen owns a 4.06 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
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<li>The Giants are 18-15 on the road this season and 24-22 against right-handed starters.</li>
<li>The Braves are 21-14 at home and 23-22 against RH starters.</li>
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<h2>Totals Report </h2>
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<li>The Over is 32-31 in Giants games this season.</li>
<li>The Over is 36-29 in Braves games.</li>
<li>The Over is 21-13 at Truist Park this season.</li>
<li>The Under is a combined 5-1 with Strider and DeSclafani this season.</li>
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Giants at Braves Prediction 6/21/22

We give Atlanta our baseball handicapping check-marks in both the pitching match-up and the bullpen comparison while calling the splits with the sticks a push. Plus, the Braves are just hot right now, winning games with offensive outbursts or 2-1 with runs in the bottom of the ninth. That price is a bit high for our taste, but we're betting Atlanta anyway Tuesday night. 

Free Pick: Take Atlanta -166
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