Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 8/15/24
The forecast for Thursday’s Braves vs. Giants matchup calls for clear skies and temperatures in the upper 50s. This one gets started at 3:45 PM ET from Oracle Park in San Francisco. The Braves are on a three-game winning streak and are 64-56 overall, while the Giants are 61-62 and have lost four straight.
Thursday’s money line odds have the Braves at -105 compared to the Giants at -114, and the over/under line is currently at 7 runs. Looking at the pitching matchup, Max Fried goes for the Braves, while the Giants are starting Logan Webb. This game will be televised on BSSO, and the Giants are the slight favorite to win.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS ATLANTA BRAVES BETTING PICK
The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -114
This game will be played at Oracle Park at 3:45 ET on Thursday, August 15th.
HOW TO BET THE BRAVES VS GIANTS:
- We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 5
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Giants to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
The most recent game o of this Braves vs Giants series took place on the road, with the Braves picking up a 13-2 win. Heading into the game, they were at +113 on the money line.
Atlanta’s offense got off to a fast start in the first, scoring five runs. They added two more in the 2nd and 6th innings, and capped off the scoring with a two-run 9th. As for the Giants, they scored their only two runs in the 7th.
Grant Holmes got the win for the Braves, going seven innings and giving up two earned runs. He finished the game with six strikeouts but issued five walks. Robbie Ray had a rough outing for the Giants, taking the loss after going just two-thirds of an inning and giving up five earned runs.
Braves Records & Stats
With an overall record of 64-56, the Braves are six games behind the Phillies for the NL East lead. The Braves have taken the first three games of the series vs. the Giants and have an NL East division record of 18-16 this season. Atlanta has won three straight games overall.
At home, the Braves are 32-26 this season, and they are two games over .500 at 32-30 on the road. As the favorite, the Braves are 55-45 this season, and they are 9-11 when listed as the underdog. Atlanta’s overall series record is 19-15-5, and they have lost two straight series.
Atlanta has been a .500 team against the run line on the road this season at 31-31, and they have covered in two straight games. The Braves have a +0.9 run differential on the road, compared to a -.1 run differential at home. Their average run differential in wins is +3.7, while it is -3.4 in losses. Atlanta is 43-57 against the run line as the favorite and 11-9 as the underdog.
The Atlanta Braves are on the road today against the San Francisco Giants, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7 runs. The combined run average for Braves games this season is 8.3 runs, and their over/under record is 46-69. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs, and when the line has been set at 7 runs, their over/under record is 2-4. In 113 of their games this season, the over/under line has been set higher than 7 runs, which accounts for 94.2% of their games.
Left-hander Max Fried gets the start for the Braves today as he faces the Giants on the road. Fried has made 20 starts this year and has a record of 7-6 with an ERA of 3.56. This season, opponents are batting .228 off Fried, and he has a WHIP of 1.24. In his 20 appearances, Fried has turned in 10 quality starts, along with two complete games and one shutout. Fried’s ERA on the road is 6.12, and he has a record of 5-3 away from home. Most recently, he finished with a no-decision against the Rockies, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work.
Marcell Ozuna has been the Braves’ top hitter this season, batting .299 with 35 home runs and 90 RBIs, which is 3rd in the league. Matt Olson is also a big power threat for the Braves, as he has 21 homers but is batting just .232. However, Olson has gone deep six straight games.
Atlanta’s offense is averaging 4.3 runs per game and is one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams. They have been better on the road this season, averaging 4.5 runs per game. Overall, the Braves are batting .241, which is 13th in the league.
Giants Records & Stats
With a record of 61-62, the Giants are 4th in the NL West and trail the Dodgers by 11 games. San Francisco has lost four straight games, and they are losing the Braves 3-0 in their current series. So far, they have gone 21-19 against other teams in the NL West.
At home, the Giants are 35-27 this season, but they are just 26-35 on the road. As the favorite, San Francisco is 38-28 and 23-34 as the underdog. This season, the Giants have an overall series record of 20-15-3, and they have won three straight series.
San Francisco has been a good bet on the run line at home this season, going 26-36. Their overall run line record is 59-64. They have been a better bet on the run line as the underdog, going 33-24. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.2, while it is -3.4 in losing games.
San Francisco’s games have had an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 64-56. When the over/under line has been set at 7 runs, they have gone 4-3-1 in those games. The Giants have had over/under lines set at 7 runs in 114 of their games this year, which is 92.7% of their games. Their games have had an average over/under line of 8 runs per game.
Giants starter Logan Webb has been pitching well, as he has won each of his last three outings. Most recently, he faced the Tigers on August 10th and picked up the win. In that outing, he went seven innings, giving up just one earned run on four hits. Looking at his overall numbers, Webb is 10-8 with a 3.33 ERA. Opponents have a batting average of .251 off the right-hander this season. Webb has one complete game shutout and 16 quality starts this year. Per nine innings, he is averaging 7.62 strikeouts and 2.29 walks.
So far this season, the Giants are averaging 4.3 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. They have been slightly better on the road, averaging 4.4 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .242, which is 12th in the MLB, and have the 15th most home runs in the league.
San Francisco’s top home run hitter this season is Matt Chapman, who has 19 long balls and is also 1st on the team with 60 RBIs. Chapman is batting just .246 this season but does have a solid OBP of .337. Heliot Ramos is also near the top of the Giants home run and RBI leaderboards, batting .283 with 17 homers and 56 RBIs. Over his last nine games, Ramos has gone 10/38 with two homers.