Braves vs. Giants: Betting Preview for August 12

Published 8:25 am Monday, August 12, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (61-56) and the San Francisco Giants (61-59) will go head to head on Monday, August 12 at Oracle Park, with Chris Sale starting for the Braves and Blake Snell taking the mound for the Giants. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:45 PM ET.

At -105, the Giants are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this matchup versus the Braves, who are -115. Oddsmakers have set the total for this matchup at 6.5 runs.

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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 gets the start for the Braves, his 22nd of the season. He is 13-3 with a 2.75 ERA and 165 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the lefty threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing nine hits.
  • Sale has 11 quality starts this season.
  • Sale has 19 starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
  • In three of his 21 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.

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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Braves rank fourth-best in baseball with 153 total home runs.
  • Atlanta’s .415 slugging percentage is 11th in baseball.
  • The Braves are 17th in the majors with a .242 batting average.
  • Atlanta ranks 18th in runs scored with 503 (4.3 per game).
  • The Braves’ .305 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in baseball.
  • The Braves strike out 9.1 times per game to rank 25th in MLB.
  • Atlanta has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
  • The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Atlanta’s pitching staff ranks first in the majors.
  • Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 12th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.250).

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