Braves vs. Giants: Game 1 prediction, odds, injuries and picks - June 6, 2025

The Atlanta Braves would want to leave behind an embarrassing defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, where they gave up seven runs in the ninth inning for an 11-10 loss. They start a three-game series on the road on Friday against the San Francisco Giants.

Thursday's loss was Atlanta's fourth consecutive defeat and the eleventh time in fourteen games when they have come up short. They have fallen 11 games behind the lead in the NL East.

Meanwhile, the Giants salvaged a series split against the divisional rivals San Diego Padres in their recent series, keeping them within touching distance, 3.0 games behind, of the NL West leaders, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Braves vs. Giants Game 1: Betting Odds & Weather

Date: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:15 p.m. ET

Money Line: Braves -134

Over/Under: Under 7.5 runs

Weather: Sunny, 61 degrees F, 0% chance of precipitation, Wind 18 mph out

Braves vs. Giants Game 1: Injuries & Lineups

Injuries

Braves

• Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (arm)
• AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow)
• Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (finger)
• Ignacio Alvarez: 60-Day IL (wrist)
• Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
• Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)

Giants

• Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (toe)
• Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (pectoral)
• Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)

Expected Lineups

Braves

1. RF Ronald Acuna [R]
2. C D. Baldwin [L]
3. 3B Austin Riley [R]
4. 1B Matt Olson [L]
5. DH M. Ozuna [R]
6. 2B Ozzie Albies [S]
7. LF Alex Verdugo [L]
8. SS Nick Allen [R]
9. CF M. Harris [L]

Giants

1. LF Heliot Ramos [R]
2. CF Jung Hoo Lee [L]
3. DH W. Flores [R]
4. 3B Matt Chapman [R]
5. SS Willy Adames [R]
6. 1B D. Smith [L]
7. RF D. Johnson [L]
8. C P. Bailey [S]
9. 2B T. Fitzgerald [R]

Braves vs. Giants Game 1: Prediction and Picks

Braves starter Spencer Schwellenbach (4-4, 3.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) has been one of the few silver linings in an otherwise dull stretch of form for the team.

He has earned just eight runs in 33.1 innings pitched in his last five starts. He will be the favorite against Giants' Hayden Birdsong (3-1, 2.37 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 40 strikeouts), just making his fourth start of the season, after he was bumped up from the bullpen.

The Braves offense is hitting at .228 collectively in the last ten games and will be up against Giants pitching, who are collectively pitching at 1.94 ERA in the same stretch.

The focus will be on the big names like Matt Olson and Austin Riley, who lead the team in batting metrics. The latter has three homers in the last ten games. For the Giants, Heliot Ramos has gone 12-for-40 in his last ten games while Matt Chapman leads the team with 11 homers.

Prediction: Giants 4, Braves 3

Picks: Braves -134, Under 7.5 runs