Braves vs. Giants: Betting Preview for August 12
Published 9:24 am Monday, August 12, 2024
When the Atlanta Braves (61-56) and San Francisco Giants (61-59) face off in the series opener at Oracle Park on Monday, August 12, Chris Sale will get the call for the Braves, while the Giants will send Blake Snell to the hill. The game will start at 9:45 PM ET.
At -105, the Giants are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this game against the Braves, who are listed at -115. The total for this game is 6.5.
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Braves vs. Giants Game Info
- Date: Monday, August 12, 2024
- Time: 9:45 PM ET
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
- TV Channel: NBCS-BA
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Braves -115
- Moneyline Underdog: Giants -105
- Over/Under: 6.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Sale (13-3) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 22nd start of the season. He has a 2.75 ERA in 127 2/3 innings pitched, with 165 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the lefty went 4 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up two earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
- Sale is trying to record his 12th quality start of the season in this outing.
- Sale is trying to pick up his 20th start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 21 appearances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves are fourth-best in baseball with 153 total home runs.
- Atlanta ranks 11th in baseball with a .415 slugging percentage.
- The Braves’ .242 batting average ranks 17th in the majors.
- Atlanta is the 18th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.3 runs per game (503 total).
- The Braves’ .305 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in baseball.
- The Braves’ 9.1 strikeouts per game rank 25th in MLB.
- Atlanta’s 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The pitching staff for Atlanta has a collective 9.4 K/9 to pace the majors.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.250).
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