Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Friday, April 07, 2017 1:05 PM
Play: Money Line: -143 Pittsburgh Pirates
CSW-RG opened the season where they left off last season winning and ranked in the Top 5 in MLB at Sports Watch Monitor eventually taking the #1 spot for the 1st half of the MLB season. We only release Best Bet plays the first half of the MLB season. The Atlanta Braves are in the middle of an extended road swing having just played the Mets in New York and now travel to Pittsburgh to play three then a two-game series in Miami before returning to the ATL. The Pirates return home after opening the season in Boston with a three-game set against the Red Sox. Our BbTPR Index projects a run advantage of 1.38 runs in favor of the Pirates. The SPMatrix has Ivan Nova with an average of 6.52 and Mike Foltynewicz with an average of 5.97. Those averages come from our Starting Pitcher Matrix which grades on a scale of 1.00 to 12.00 of course the closer to 12.00 the better the starter for this situation. With more starts these pitchers will see their number get closer to the high number of 12.0 if they pitch well and if they don’t their numbers will fall. The Pirates have the edge both offensively and defensively with a projected score for each team of 4.06 for the Pirates and 3.02 for the Braves. Solid support for the host makes this an easy call for the Pirates on Friday afternoon. Lay the chalk with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a 3* Selection