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The San Francisco Giants (41-44) enter Tuesday’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves (46-36) following their 2-1 series victory over the Dodgers. The Braves, coming off of a series win against the Pirates, are listed as -196 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Truist Park, starting at 7:20 PM ET on BSSO. Reynaldo Lopez takes the mound for Atlanta while Hayden Birdsong is San Francisco’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $30.20
Braves to win vs Giants -196
Braves vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-196)
- Underdog: Giants (+164)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Braves have come away with 42 wins in the 72 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Atlanta has won 20 of 28 games when listed as at least -196 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 66.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Giants have won 41.5% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (17-24).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +164 or longer, San Francisco has gone 1-4 (20%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Giants a 37.9% chance to win.
Braves vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 67 and his batting average of .300 is also best on his team.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Ozuna is sixth in homers and fourth in RBI.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .254 with an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
- Matt Chapman has a team-best batting average of .242, while leading the Giants in home runs (11) and runs batted in (39).
- Among all batters in MLB, Chapman ranks 59th in homers and 65th in RBI.
- Jorge Soler is hitting .230 with 17 doubles, nine home runs and 29 walks.
Braves vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.50 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined 1.202 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
- San Francisco has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.50).
- Pitchers for the Giants combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.356).