Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+126) Cincinnati (-152)

The Cincinnati Reds (57-52) welcome the Atlanta Braves (45-62) at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Atlanta at +126 and Cincinnati is coming in at -152. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Spencer Strider and Chase Burns.

The Braves have earned 159 doubles as a unit and have smacked 117 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 928 times, while drawing a walk on 384 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball. They have 430 RBI's as well as 879 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .242. They have racked up 443 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Braves have an ERA of 4.18 for the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 965 batters. Braves pitchers have conceded 124 long balls and 467 runs in total (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 360 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.04 as a team this year. Atlanta has surrendered 850 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 439 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Braves relievers have earned a save rate of 48.4% and stepped onto the hill in 70 save situations. The relievers have inherited 148 base runners for the year and 39.2% of them crossed home plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 109 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 346 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 39 holds on the year (30th in the league). They have recorded 15 saves this year and have not converted 16 of 31 save chances.

The Braves have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,511 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. The Athletics have earned 2,837 putouts this year, as well as 924 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and have 73 double plays.

Strider has thrown 406 frames and has 587 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.52 (159 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.102. He has conceded 307 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 141 free passes. Strider (37-18 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 while he has gone up against 1,668 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Reds have a slugging percentage of .392 and they have an average of 4.55 runs per game (11th in the league). They have hit 171 two-baggers, while taking a walk 369 times as well as scoring 496 runs. Cincinnati has knocked in 111 home runs this season and 465 runs batted in. They have struck out on 935 instances (10th in MLB) and have a total of 896 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated an on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .246 this season.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 452 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.85 (412 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 122 homers and they surrender 4.23 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (902 strikeouts against 343 free passes). They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 849.

Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of 141 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 96 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on. With 109 save situations, the Reds have 68 holds and also 13 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 368 relievers onto the field for the season. Cincinnati has had relievers enter the contest in 39 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves.

Out of their 8,664 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (4th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Reds have racked up 820 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 2,888 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Burns has conceded 30 base knocks while tallying 45 K's in 27 innings pitched. He has allowed 19 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.550 and a FIP of 6.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.75 and he has gone up against 126 batters so far in his career. Burns (0-3 career record) holds a 6.31 ERA and has allowed 10.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-152)

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