Mariners vs. Braves prediction and odds for Saturday, May 20 (How to bet total)

The Atlanta Braves picked up a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, and they’ll look to get another as home favorites on Saturday.

Seattle’s offense has been a disappointment this season, and the team may have trouble scoring with a Braves team that is No. 2 in the league in OPS.

Logan Gilbert (1-2, 3.91 ERA) gets the ball for Seattle in this game against an opener, Jesse Chavez, for Atlanta.

The Braves have a top-10 bullpen this season in terms of ERA, so should we trust them to handle this Mariners team?

Let’s examine the odds and then break down a best bet for this contest:

Mariners vs. Braves odds, run line and total

Mariners vs. Braves prediction and pick

Gilbert has actually pitched a lot better this season than his ERA suggests, posting a 2.67 Fielding Independent Pitching and allowing three or fewer runs in six of his eight starts.

This month, Gilbert has allowed just seven runs in three starts (18.1 innings pitched). He’s also going to have some great help in the bullpen, as Seattle is fourth in MLB in bullpen ERA this season.

Chavez won’t pitch deep into this game, but he does have a 2.50 ERA on the season, something that is common in a fairly deep Braves bullpen.

I am worried about Altanta’s offense (5.32 runs per game this season) potentially pushing this game over, but with the total at 9, I think the UNDER is the play.

Game 1 of this series went under this number despite seven runs being scored in the final three innings, and I expect these bullpens to improve given how they’ve pitched all season.

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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.