The Houston Astros (10-10) meet the Atlanta Braves (14-6) Saturday for the middle contest of a 3-game weekend set at Truist Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines'around the Astros vs. Braves odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Houston leads 1-0
The Astros won Friday’s series opener 6-4. Atlanta scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and then did not dent the plate again. Houston is now 4-1 over its last 5 road games.
The Braves won 8 in a row from April 10-18, but they have now lost 2 straight. The Atlanta bullpen toted a 2.71 ERA into this series but was undone in allowing 5 runs Friday.