The Atlanta Braves (61-56) travel to face off against the San Francisco Giants (61-59) on Monday, August 12th. This game will be played at Oracle Park in San Francisco and televised on NBCS. Both the Braves and Giants are looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. First pitch is set for 8:45 CT.

Braves vs. Giants Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Giants (-104)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 6.5 Runs

• The Giants have won 7 of their last 10 games.
• The Giants have a strong home record with 35 wins and 24 losses.
• In their last 15 games, the Giants have scored 4 or more runs in 11 games.
• The Giants have won 5 of their last 6 home games.
• The Giants won their last head-to-head game against the Braves on July 4th with a score of 4-2.

Braves vs Giants

The Giants Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Braves’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Rockies, but they couldn’t close things out, and Atlanta took a 9-8 loss. After scoring a run in the 1st inning, the Braves added another three runs in the 4th. However, the Rockies scored two runs in the 4th and added another seven in the 8th to steal the win from the Braves. Atlanta was the -177 favorite on the money line going into the game.

Spencer Schwellenbach had a good start for the Braves, going six innings and giving up just two earned runs, and striking out seven. However, the Braves’s bullpen couldnjson’t close things out, and Joe Jiménez took the loss out of the bullpen. The Braves also wasted a big game from Jorge Soler, who homered twice, going 2/4.

Atlanta is struggling, having lost seven of their last 10 games, including two straight series. They are 2nd in the NL East, 7.5 games behind the Phillies with a 61-56 record.

For the season, the Braves have a run line record of 52-65, with an average run differential of +0.3. They have hit the over in 45 of their 67 games, and the current over streak is at six games. Today’s O/U line is set at 6.5, lower than their average of 8.3 runs per game.

Chris Sale Gets The Start For The Braves

Chris Sale gets the start for the Braves today as he faces the Giants on the road. He has made 21 starts this year and has a record of 13-3 with an ERA of 2.75. Sale’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.00. The left-hander has made 11 quality starts this year and is coming off an outing in which he didn’t give up a run. In that start vs. the Padres, he went 5 innings and gave up just one hit. Sale has finished with a no-decision in each of his last three outings. Per nine innings, he is averaging 11.63 strikeouts. Sale’s ERA at home is 3.44 compared to 2.67 on the road.

Braves Offense Breakdown

Marcell Ozuna has been a key part of the Braves’ offense this season, as he is batting .301 with 35 home runs and 90 RBIs, which is 3rd in the league. Ozuna has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 12/40 in his last 10 games with four homers. Matt Olson is 2nd on the team with 20 homers but is batting just .230 for the season.

Both Austin Riley and Jorge Soler have been swinging the bat well for the Braves, with Riley batting .317 with four homers in his last 10 games, and Soler has also gone deep four times in his last nine games while batting .324. Soler is also on a six-game hitting streak, while Marcell Ozuna has a five-game streak going.

The Giants Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Giants will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Tigers with a 5-4 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Tigers scored two runs in the top of the 9th. San Francisco was the -182 favorite at home going into the game.

Hayden Birdsong got the start for the Giants and took the loss. He only lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up five earned runs. The Giants’s offense was carried by Matt Chapman, who went 3/4 with three RBIs.

San Francisco has a 61-59 record and is nine games behind the first-place team in the NL West. They have a 35-24 home record and are 26-35 on the road. The Giants have a 21-19 record against NL West teams this season.

The Giants have an even run differential this season, with an average of 3.2 runs scored in wins and 3.4 runs allowed in losses. Their games have averaged 8.9 runs when the total is above 6.5, and their overall over/under record is 63-54. San Francisco is 7-3 in their last ten games and have won three straight series.

Blake Snell Gets The Start For The Giants

San Francisco is starting left-hander Blake Snell today vs. the Braves. He has made 12 starts this year and has a record of 2-3 with an ERA of 4.31. Snell’s WHIP for the season is 1.10, and he is coming off a start in which he gave up three earned runs in six innings of work. Before that, he had a shutout and a complete game. Snell has a total of five quality starts this year. His ERA at home is 4.45, and he is 2-1 on the road with a 6.81 ERA.

Giants Offense Breakdown

San Francisco’s offense has been pretty consistent this season, as they are 15th in the league at 4.4 runs per game. This is the same number they are averaging on the road and at home. As a team, they are batting .244, which is 13th in the league, and are also near the top of the league in walks. The Giants are 17th in the league in home runs.

Over the team’s last seven games, Matt Chapman has gone 8/27 with two home runs and nine RBIs. For the season, he is batting .249 with a team-high 60 RBIs. Heliot Ramos is right behind him in RBIs, and he has 17 homers this season while batting .284. Ramos has also gone deep twice in his last six games, going 7/26 over that stretch.

Braves vs Giants Prediction

Our predictions for this game have the Giants picking up a 5-4 win at home. With the money line sitting at -104, this is the way we recommend playing this one.

Looking at the starting pitchers, Chris Sale is projected to pick up more strikeouts than Blake Snell, but Sale is projected to go seven innings, while Snell is projected to go six. We have Sale finishing with seven K’s and Snell with six.

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