Media by Associated Press: San Francisco Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski leaves field as Atlanta Braves Matt Olson (28) throws water on teammates in celebration during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
The Atlanta Braves will look to pick up their 41st win of the season when they take on the San Francisco Giants (38-30) Thursday. The game begins at 12:20 PM ET, with the Braves listed as -130 favorites on the moneyline. Neither team has named a starter for this contest.
Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our predictions of MLB games, too!
Braves vs. Giants betting lines
- Favorite: Braves (-130)
- Underdog: Giants (+110)
- Over/under: 9
Braves vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Braves have come away with 32 wins in the 51 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Atlanta has a mark of 30-13 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -130 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 56.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Giants have won 38.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (7-11).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, San Francisco has a 6-6 record (winning 50% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Giants a 47.6% chance to win.
Braves vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Matt Olson has been key for Atlanta with 10 home runs, 39 RBI and a batting average of .251 this season.
- Olson’s home runs rank him 52nd in MLB, and he is 31st in RBI.
- Dansby Swanson leads Atlanta in batting with a .291 average while slugging 10 homers and driving in 38 runs.
- Wilmer Flores has put up a team-best 37 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Flores is 78th in home runs and 40th in RBI.
- Thairo Estrada has a club-high .262 batting average.
Braves vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Braves have the 10th-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.232 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The Giants pitching staff is 15th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Giants have the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
- The Giants have the 16th-ranked WHIP in the league (1.256).
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