Braves at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 6

It's Friday, June 6, and the Braves (27-34) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (35-28). Spencer Schwellenbach is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Hayden Birdsong for San Francisco.

Yesterday, the Atlanta Braves had a massive meltdown in the ninth inning. They were up 10-4 at the top of the ninth and gave up seven runs in the ninth and lost the game 11-10.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Alek Thomas both homered in the ninth for the Diamondbacks.

Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Braves at Giants

• Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
• Time: 10:15PM EST
• Site: Oracle Park
• City: San Francisco, CA
• Network/Streaming: NBCS BA, KNTV

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Odds for the Braves at the Giants

The latest odds as of Friday:

• Moneyline: Braves (-135), Giants (+115)
• Spread:  Braves -1.5
• Total: 7.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Giants

• Pitching matchup for June 6, 2025: Spencer Schwellenbach vs. Hayden Birdsong
  
  • Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach, (4-4, 3.13 ERA)
    Last outing (Boston Red Sox, 5/31): 6.1 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 11 Strikeouts
  • Giants: Hayden Birdsong, (3-1, 2.37 ERA)
    Last outing (Miami Marlins, 6/1): 5.1 Innings Pitched, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Giants

• NL West teams have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against NL East sides
• The Under is 27-16-3 in the Braves' matchups against National League teams this season
• The Braves have failed to cover the Run Line in 5 of their last 6 games

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Braves and the Giants

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Braves and the Giants:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the San Francisco Giants at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.

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