Braves vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 3, 2024

The Atlanta Braves will take the field against the San Francisco Giants (42-44) on Wednesday. The game begins at 7:20 PM ET on NBCS-BA, with the Braves listed as -208 favorites on the moneyline. Atlanta’s Chris Sale gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Jordan Hicks.

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Braves vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-208)
• Underdog: Giants (+172)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Braves have won in 42, or 57.5%, of the 73 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Atlanta has a record of 16-5 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -208 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 67.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Giants have won 18 of the 42 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (42.9%).
• San Francisco has not won a game when it entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +172 or longer in four chances.
• The Giants have a 36.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Braves vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.296), home runs (21) and runs batted in (67) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ozuna’s home run total places him sixth and his RBI tally ranks him fourth.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .254 with an OBP of .311 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
• Matt Chapman paces the Giants with 11 home runs and 39 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .238.
• Chapman is 60th in home runs and 70th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jorge Soler is batting .229 with 17 doubles, 10 home runs and 29 walks.

Braves vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• The Braves have the fourth-best ERA (3.51) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.207 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
• San Francisco has a 4.49 team ERA that ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants have the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.351).