Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 9/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+150) Chicago (-182)

The Atlanta Braves (62-76) are on their way to Wrigley Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Chicago Cubs (79-59). The moneyline on this game has Atlanta at +150 and Chicago is at -182. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bryce Elder and Cade Horton.

Atlanta has a slugging rate of .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,196 times, while being walked on 497 occasions. They have accumulated 590 RBI's as well as 1,148 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .244. The Braves have hit 210 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 154 balls out of the park. They have a total of 610 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which has them at 15th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Braves pitchers have allowed 167 home runs and 628 total runs (20th in MLB). Atlanta has yielded 1,139 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 596 earned runs. The Braves are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.39 on the campaign (22nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,181 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 460 opposing players and their FIP is 4.25 as a unit over the course of the season.

Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 143 times as well as having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 58 holds on the season (26th in the league). The Braves relievers have recorded a save rate of 58.7% and have come into the game in 104 save situations. They have earned 27 saves this season and have blown 19 of their 46 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 190 runners over the course of the season with 38.4% of those players earned a run for their team. The Braves have dispatched 443 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Athletics have a tally of 3,666 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,181 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and have accumulated 93 double plays. The Braves have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,998 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball.

Elder has taken the mound for 402 innings and has tallied 320 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.70 (210 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.380. He has allowed 405 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 150 walks. Elder (21-22 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.63 while he has gone up against 1,738 hitters during his time in the majors.

Chicago has tallied 188 home runs on the year as well as 667 RBIs. They have put up 232 two-baggers, while getting a free base 466 times and scoring 683 runs. The Chicago Cubs have recorded an OBP of .320 as well as a team batting average of .250 this season. The Cubs have a team SLG% of .430 and they have an average of 4.95 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 1,066 occasions (27th in MLB) and have a total of 1,175 base knocks.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 7.80 (1,056 strikeouts vs 360 walks). They sit at 14th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,120. They have allowed 169 HR's and they yield 4.15 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 565 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.88 (527 earned runs yielded).

Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.1% of 123 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on base. With 144 save situations, the Cubs have recorded 90 holds and also 15 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in MLB holding a save rate of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 447 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Chicago has had relievers enter the contest in 51 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves.

In their 11,016 innings on the diamond, the Cubs have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (3rd in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Cubs have 1,155 assists, 56 errors and have a total of 3,672 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Horton has allowed 86 base knocks while he has tallied 81 punch outs in 98 innings pitched. Horton (9-4 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 2.93 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 32 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.191 and a FIP of 2.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and he has gone up against 406 batters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-182) and under 8.5 runs

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