Kenny G predicted another strikeout clinic from Chris Sale, recommending the over on his K prop (likely 9.5) and touting him as an elite DFS anchor. Sale has a 2.79 ERA and has not surrendered more than one earned run in any of his last five starts while fanning 40 batters in 31 innings during that stretch. He now faces a Rockies offense that is dead last in runs, 29th in batting average, and 29th in OBP and will be without Coors Field’s altitude boost. Colorado is countering with Austin Gomber, who is making his first start off the IL, further increasing the chances that Sale pitches with a comfortable lead and stays on the mound deep enough to rack up strikeouts. With Atlanta’s bullpen improving (3.67 ERA) and the Braves favored at -350, Kenny sees the perfect storm for Sale to hit double-digit Ks yet again.

Cash Out Sports Picks backed Atlanta to win comfortably, noting multiple edges. The Braves have already out-scored Colorado 16-5 in the first two games, are 19-14 at Truist Park, and send red-hot ace Chris Sale to the mound after five straight starts of one earned run or fewer. Colorado counters with Austin Gomber, who is coming off the IL and likely on a pitch count. The Rockies are 6-30 on the road, their lineup is "in a deep slump," and their bullpen owns a 4.70 ERA. Until Colorado shows life, the tout argued, the only logical move is to bet Atlanta to win and cover the run-line.

Kenny G said the only way he could play this matchup is to grab Colorado at +260 because the Braves have not earned a –330 tag. Spencer Strider is 0-5 with a 5.40 ERA and Atlanta’s lineup is just 22nd in runs and 19th in batting average despite exploding for 12 runs in Game 1. The Rockies are bad, but Chase Dahlender did spin 5.2 one-run innings against these same Braves on April 30 and Atlanta’s 3.72 bullpen ERA is merely middle-of-the-pack. Colorado’s relief unit is ugly (4.74 ERA) and the offense ranks dead-last in almost every category, yet Kenny argued the gap between these clubs is nothing close to 260-cent money. He labeled it a “very small lean” but maintained the ML dog is far more attractive than laying a massive price with an ice-cold favorite.

Brad played the Braves team total over 5.5 runs. Atlanta exploded for 12 runs the previous night and, according to Brad, faces an even softer section of the Rockies bullpen today. He pointed out Colorado’s staff owns a league-worst 5.57 ERA and 1.53 WHIP, while Atlanta’s offense ranks top-three in hard-hit rate. He does not expect back-to-back slow starts, forecasting that the Braves’ depth and platoon advantage against multiple Rockies right-handers push them to at least six runs.

Brad faded Spencer Strider’s 8.5-strikeout prop, noting the right-hander has stayed under that number in five straight outings despite facing middling lineups. Books have inflated the total because it’s Coors Field against the Rockies, but Brad reminded listeners Colorado tagged Strider for four runs last night and owns merely a 22.3% K-rate at home—middle of the pack rather than atrocious. Given recent form and the altitude effect on breaking balls, Brad is betting that nine punch-outs is too tall an order.

Matt Perrault laid the 1.5 runs with Atlanta, explaining that Bryce Elder’s 3.62 ERA masks how competitive his outings have been—three of his last four starts were one-run losses despite giving up no more than three earned each time. He expects that to flip against a Rockies squad that owns a disastrous 6-28 road record and now has to fly cross-country after Thursday’s miracle win. Perrault called Colorado’s starter German Marquez the perfect get-right spot: an 8.82 road ERA, 1-4 record, .353 opponent average, and 33 earned runs in 33.2 away innings. With Atlanta ‘absolutely desperate’ to stop Elder’s losing streak and the Braves’ offense ranking top-10 in ISO at Truist Park, Perrault feels confident the run-line price captures far more value than the heavily juiced moneyline.

For the final parlay piece, Perrault is again fading Colorado and playing the Braves moneyline. He noted the Rockies’ disastrous 6-28 road record and their bullpen meltdown in San Francisco that blew a 7-3 ninth-inning lead. Atlanta’s lineup, already top-10 in ISO at Truist Park, now faces a staff allowing 5.8 runs per road game. Perrault’s strategy is simple: keep fading the league’s worst road club until the market adjusts.

It's The Final Round observed Matt Olson is 3-for-3 lifetime against German Marquez and has hits in eight of ten games, advising bettors to consider his hit prop despite the smaller sample.