Coming into this series at home against the Boston Red Sox, there was reason for the Atlanta Braves to feel optimistic. It wasn’t all that long ago when the Braves went up to Fenway Park and took two out of three against the Red Sox in their ballpark.

Abraham Toro and the Boston Red Sox take on Ronald Acuna and the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET, in the final of a three-game series at Truist Park. The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB. The Braves strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.

The Boston Red Sox (28-31) and Atlanta Braves (26-30) play the second game of their 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Truist Park is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Braves odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.