Braves vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 12, 2024

After a four-hit game in a loss to the Rockies, Orlando Arcia leads the Atlanta Braves (61-56) as -117 favorites against the San Francisco Giants (61-59). Action gets underway from Oracle Park at 9:45 PM ET on Monday, live on NBCS-BA. Atlanta’s Chris Sale gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Blake Snell.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Braves vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-117)
• Underdog: Giants (-103)
• Over/under: 6.5

Braves vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Braves have been favorites in 98 games this season and have come away with the win 53 times (54.1%) in those contests.
• This year Atlanta has won 51 of 95 games when listed as at least -117 on the moneyline.
• The Braves have an implied victory probability of 53.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Giants have been the underdog on the moneyline 54 total times this season. They’ve gone 23-31 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -103 or longer, San Francisco has a 19-26 record (winning 42.2% of its games).
• The Giants have an implied moneyline win probability of 50.7% in this contest.

Braves vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna is batting .301 with 35 home runs and 90 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Of all MLB batters, Ozuna ranks ninth in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
• Austin Riley has collected 105 hits this season and has an OBP of .330. He’s slugging .475 on the year.
• Matt Chapman paces the Giants with 19 home runs and 60 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .249.
• Chapman’s home run total ranks 36th in the big leagues, and he is 46th in RBI.
• Heliot Ramos is batting .284 with 13 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 29 walks.

Braves vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Braves have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
• The Braves have the seventh-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.250 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in the majors.
• San Francisco has a 4.27 team ERA that ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.310).