Braves vs. Giants: Betting Preview for August 14

Published 9:24 am Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (61-61) and the Atlanta Braves (63-56) will square off on Wednesday, August 14 at Oracle Park, with Robbie Ray getting the ball for the Giants and Grant Holmes taking the mound for the Braves. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:45 PM ET.

At -110, the Giants are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Braves (-110). The total for this game is 8. The odds to exceed the over are -105, while the odds are -125 to go under.

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Braves vs. Giants Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, August 14, 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: Giants -110
  • Moneyline Underdog: Braves -110
  • Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -125)

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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Braves will hand the ball to Holmes (0-0) for his fourth start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up five earned runs and allowed six hits in five innings pitched against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.
  • Holmes has two starts of five or more innings this season in three chances. He averages 2.9 innings per outing.
  • He has made 13 appearances and finished seven of them without allowing an earned run.

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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 155 home runs.
  • Atlanta ranks 12th in the majors with a .413 team slugging percentage.
  • The Braves’ .241 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
  • Atlanta has scored the 20th-most runs in the majors this season with 508 (4.3 per game).
  • The Braves have an OBP of .304 this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
  • The Braves rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.
  • Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.74 ERA this year, fourth-best in baseball.
  • Atlanta has a 9.5 K/9 rate this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
  • The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.238 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.

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