Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 21 (6/21): MLB

Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 21 (6/21): MLB

Credit: photo by Dale Zaninen-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 7:20 p.m. EST
Giants money line +139
Giants run line +1.5 (-135)
Braves money line -165
Braves run line -1.5 (+115)
Over / under 9.5

 

Key stats

  San Francisco Giants Atlanta Braves
Record 37-29 39-29
Road / home record 18-15 21-14
Last 10 record 7-3 8-2
Streak L2 W2
Over / under record 31-31-4 36-29-3
Runs / game 4.86 4.73
Runs allowed / game 4.20 4.04

 

Preview

The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves will play the 2nd game of the series at the Truist Park on Tuesday. The Braves took the win 2-1 on Monday game to take the lead on the series.

San Francisco Giants

The Giants get here with a 37-29 record and have lost 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.9 runs per game while allowing 4.2 runs. Joc Pederson leads the team with 14 home runs and 36 RBI. Yastrzemski is batting for an average of .269.

Logan Webb allowed 1 run and struck out 7 across 7 innings pitched against the Braves and leads the pitching staff with a 3.26 ERA, 75 strikeouts and 6 wins recorded. 

Probable Pitcher:

Anthony DeSclafani (0-1, 6.08 ERA) will be on the mound for the Giants in the 2nd game of the series. DeSclafani will make his first start since April 21 after missing almost two entire months due to right ankle inflammation. he has a record of 1-4 with an ERA of 4.54 and 30 strikeouts in 7 appearances against the Braves in his career.

Atlanta Braves

The Braves get here with a 39-29 record and have won 8 of their last 10 games. The team is averaging 4.7 runs per game with a .249 at bat while allowing 4 runs. Austin Riley is leading the team with 18 home runs and 41 RBI while Dansby Swanson has the better batting average with .295. 

Kyle Wright leads the pitching staff with a 2.94 ERA, 88 strikeouts and 7 wins recorded with the Braves.

Probable Pitcher:

Spencer Strider (3-2, 2.45 ERA) will be on the mound for the Braves in the 2nd game of the series. Strider allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out a career-high 11 batters Wednesday against the Nationals. He picked up the win.

BETTING TRENDS

San Francisco are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games against Atlanta.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road.

Atlanta are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games at home.

Atlanta are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco.

Prediction

The Braves came up with the victory 2-1on Monday in a pitching duel between Max Fried and Logan Webb. For this game, the Braves will send Strider to the mound who had a bad start in the season but has been better lately as the Braves have won in his last 3 starts. Anthony DeSclafani is back with the Giants but he might be in a pitching count control. He has struggled against the Braves in his career with a 1-4 record and a 4.54 ERA. Expect both offenses to be better this time and get 3-4 runs each from these starters to help the total to go over.

PICK: Over 9.5 (-110)

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