Braves vs. Pirates Series Betting Preview May 24-26

Written by :

Don Shapiro

Published on :

24 May, 2024

Key takeaways:

The Braves are sitting at 29-18 coming into this game but are barely playing .500 ball of late.
The Pirates are also winning around half of their games over the last few weeks.
Atlanta does have one of the better bullpens.
There are some strong pitching stats that go against the Pirates in both the Saturday and Sunday games.

The Atlanta Braves visit the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend.

Current Form Entering This Series

The Atlanta Braves have the third best record in the National League at 29-18 though they are shockingly 6 games below the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Only the Dodgers have a better record that Atlanta in the National League.

Atlanta is playing .500 ball at the moment. They've only scored more than three runs in three of their last ten games. They've only given up more than 4 runs in three of their last ten games.

The Pirates sit at 23-28 entering this series.

Pittsburgh has a 50% win rate at the moment. They are scoring with five or more runs in six of their last ten games. They've permitted 6 or more runs to be scored in half of their last ten games.

Atlanta has one of the best bullpens. Pittsburgh does not.

No Lead is Safe for Pirates

The pitching for the Braves was once again sharp as they defeated the Cubs to take the series concluding on Thursday. The same does not hold true for the Pirates as no lead is safe for that ball club. Pittsburgh has gone up by at least four in each of its past two games before ultimately losing.

Recent Head to Head Trends

Before betting this series, understand that Atlanta is 7-3 in the last ten games versus Pittsburgh.

MLB Betting Previews and Picks

BetUS’s host, Kyle Purviance, and MLB experts Kenny McAndress and BaseWinner break down the latest baseball betting trends and most valuable baseball betting odds, to give you their best MLB Picks and Predictions.

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MLB Predictions May 24th 0:00
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Royals vs Rays Game Picks 5:22
Brewers vs Red Sox Game Picks 8:51
Giants vs Mets Game Picks 14:49
Orioles vs White Sox Game Picks 21:17
Cubs vs Cardinals Game Picks 26:50
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MLB Q&A 34:49
MLB Best Bets May 24th 41:21

Game By Game

Friday

R. Kerr - ATL
(1-0, 2.89)

B. Falter - PIT
(2-2, 3.53)

Falter is .340 versus the current Braves roster (16 hits in 47 at bats with 4 home runs and 8 RBIs).

8 of 11 Braves hitters are .289 or better against him. 7 are .333 or better against him.

Key takeaways:

"Bailey Falter has delivered back-to-back quality starts, giving him four on the season, and the lefty will take a 3.53 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and 29:13 K:BB through 51 innings into this game against an Atlanta team starting an unproven guy. Vines was called up two days ago, and he was not sharp in his prior visit at the Major League level. Heading into the finale with the Cubs, Atlanta has lost five of seven. " Source: StatSalt

Saturday

Probable Pitchers

R. Lopez - ATL
(2-1, 1.54)

M. Keller - PIT
(5-3, 3.84)

Atlanta Braves career statistics vs. Mitch Keller are 31 for 82 at bats with 16 RBIs. Orlando Arcia is 4 for 5 against him while Travis d'Arnaud has contributed 4 RBIs in 6 starts.

Keller posted a quality start in Sunday’s victory over the Cubs, allowing two runs on just two hits over six frames. Keller tossed six shutout innings, recorded seven strikeouts and picked up the win in the Pirates’ 8-6 victory over the Brewers before that. In fact, his last three starts have been solid. Keller's potential for a poor outing here is relatively high.

Sunday

Probable Pitchers

C. Sale - ATL
(7-1, 2.22)

M. Perez - PIT
(1-3, 4.80)

Chris Sale threw seven shutout innings, struck out nine and picked up the win in the Braves’ 3-0 victory over the Padres on Monday. He has only faced these Pirates (5 total) on 14 occasions, allowing three hits in this small sample size.

Marcell Ozuna is 2 for 3 while Ozzie Albies is 4 for 4 against Martin Perez. In fact, Albies has 2 home runs in those four at bats against him.

Weather

Thunderstorms were anticipated Saturday afternoon. That game is set at start at 4:05 pm.

By Don Shapiro

Don is the lead sports reporter for Gambling911.com AM hours in North America and has been writing for the site for well over a decade. He was born and raised in New Jersey.