Follow The Money: BET Braves vs. Astros Saturday

The Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros 6-2 in the series opener on Friday. The game is the second of a three-game 2021 World Series rematch.

I'm backing the Braves to win this series against the Astros.

Atlanta's moneyline (ML) steamed from a -141 to -160. Nearly 70% of the bets placed are on the Astros ML. 61% is on Braves ML at the time of publishing.

The Braves are 9-1 in the last 10 games and 14-6 in last 20. Houston is 6-4 in that period and 11-9 in recent weeks.

Strider has been one of the best starting pitchers in MLB lately. Cristian Javier was the Houston starter in the 2021 World Series. He had a 12.00 ERA with three home runs allowed. Atlanta is playing Houston at the betting site PointsBet Sportsbook.