The Atlanta Braves (47-37) host the San Francisco Giants (42-45) Thursday to close out a three-game series. The Braves are favored (-123) to win the rubber match, which starts at 7:20 PM ET from Truist Park. Atlanta’s Charlie Morton gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Logan Webb.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $36.26
Braves to win vs Giants -123
Braves vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-123)
- Underdog: Giants (+104)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Braves have been favorites in 74 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (58.1%) in those contests.
- This season Atlanta has been victorious 41 times in 68 chances when named as a favorite of at least -123 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 55.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Giants have won 41.9% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (18-25).
- San Francisco is 10-18 (winning just 35.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Giants a 49% 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 .297 is also best on his team.
- 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 .310 and a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
- Matt Chapman has racked up a team-high batting average of .242, and leads the Giants in home runs (11) and runs batted in (40).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Chapman’s home run total puts him 61st, and his RBI total ranks 63rd.
- Jorge Soler is batting .230 with 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 29 walks.
Braves vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.48 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.200 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
- San Francisco’s 4.48 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Giants have the fifth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.353).