Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+110) Kansas City (-132)

The Atlanta Braves (45-60) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (52-55). The moneyline on this game has Atlanta at +110 while Kansas City is at -132. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Joey Wentz and Dallas Keuchel.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB. They have earned 437 runs while having a team OBP of .318. The Braves have compiled 156 doubles as a team and have hit 115 balls out of the stadium. They have 424 runs batted in in addition to 860 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .242. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .389 and have been called out on strikes 911 times, while taking a walk on 378 occasions.

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The Braves have compiled a team ERA of 4.17 this year (20th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 952 batters. Braves pitchers have allowed 123 home runs and also 457 runs in total (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 352 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.05 as a team this year. Atlanta has conceded 835 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 430 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28.

Braves pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 107 times in addition to having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 39 holds this season (30th in baseball). The Braves relievers have recorded a save percentage of 48.4% and have come into the game in 70 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves so far this year and have blown 16 of their 31 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 146 base runners over the course of the season and 38.4% of them ended up scoring. The Braves have sent 339 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Braves have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 8,358 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in pro baseball. The Athletics have accounted for 2,786 putouts this season, in addition to 902 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 70 double plays.

Wentz has taken the hill for 250 innings and has accumulated 240 strikeouts during his career. Wentz (8-19 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.53 while he has gone up against 1,137 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.61 (156 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.534. He has given up 268 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 116 walks.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .244 for the year. They have struck out on 733 occasions (29th in the league) and have 875 hits. Kansas City has tallied 91 home runs on the campaign as well as 377 RBIs. The Royals hold a slugging % of .383 and they have an average of 3.58 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have 188 two-baggers, while getting a free base 257 times as well as recording 383 runs.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.230 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (863 strikeouts vs 326 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 844. They have conceded 110 homers and they allow 3.83 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 405 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.54 (374 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have converted 30 saves. They rank 7th in the league with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 350 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 114 times in high leverage situations and also on 104 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of their 144 inherited runners. With 98 save situations, the Royals have earned 53 holds and 14 blown saves.

Out of their 8,562 innings played, the Royals hold a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (8th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in MLB). The Royals have accrued 949 assists, 47 errors and have 2,854 putouts during this campaign.

Keuchel (103-92 career record) holds a 4.04 ERA and has given up 9.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and he has gone up against 6,955 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 737 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.326 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. In his MLB career, Keuchel has allowed 1,662 hits while he has accumulated 1,254 punch outs in 1,642 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+110)

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