San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+164) Atlanta (-192)

Truist Park is where the Atlanta Braves (46-36) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (41-44) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have San Francisco at +164 and Atlanta is sitting at -192. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jordan Hicks and Chris Sale.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in MLB. They have earned 380 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. The Giants have accumulated 141 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. They have earned 365 RBI's and 713 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .247. San Francisco is slugging .391 and have been rung up 689 times, while drawing a walk on 281 occasions.

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The Giants have an ERA of 380.00 so far this season (17th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,126 batters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 0 home runs in addition to 0 runs in total (19th in MLB). They have walked 1 opposing hitters and their FIP is 596.00 as a team over the course of the season. San Francisco has allowed 689 base hits (22.1 per 9 innings) and also 0 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1590.40 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 2.45.

The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 53.6% and has entered the game in 79 save situations. The relievers have inherited 106 base runners on the season with 39.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 73 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 302 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have accumulated 50 holds on the year (8th in the league). They have accumulated 15 saves so far this year and have blown 13 of their 28 save chances.

The Giants have converted 67.0% of balls in play into outs in their 6,765 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 2,255 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 859 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 18th in the majors, and have earned 78 double plays.

Hicks has taken the ball for 328 innings and is sitting with 331 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.73 (136 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.298. He has surrendered 260 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 166 free passes. Hicks (15-25 career record) has a FIP of 3.67 while he has gone up against 1,404 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Braves have a team SLG% of .401 and they score 4.32 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have tallied 156 doubles, while taking a walk 239 times as well as putting up 354 runs. Atlanta has knocked in 89 home runs on the campaign to go along with 335 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 721 instances (12th in the league) and have notched a total of 672 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a batting average of .243 so far this year.

The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 0 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 0 homers and they allow 0.01 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Braves have a team WHIP of 3.020 and have a FIP of 556.00 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (1,111 strikeouts against 1 walks). They rank 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 721.

Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of their 68 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 76 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with runners on. With 70 save situations, the Braves have amassed 36 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 67.6%, and they have sent 241 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Atlanta has had relievers step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 72 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in baseball). The Braves have recorded 757 assists, 32 errors and have earned 2,178 putouts so far this year. In their 6,534 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in the majors).

Sale (130-83 career record) has a 3.09 earned run average and has conceded 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.33 and he has faced 7,542 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 643 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.042 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. During his pro baseball career, Sale has allowed 1,518 base hits while accumulating 2,307 K's in 1,873 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (+164)

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