Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+162) Miami (-196)

loanDepot park is the location where the Miami Marlins (60-67) will take on the Atlanta Braves (58-69) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Braves at +162 while the Marlins are sitting at -196. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Spencer Strider and Edward Cabrera.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have a total of 557 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. The Braves have tallied 191 two-baggers as a team and have hit 143 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 537 RBI's in addition to 1,057 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .245. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 1,098 times, while being walked on 457 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Braves pitchers have surrendered 147 home runs in addition to 567 runs in total (17th in baseball). Atlanta has conceded 1,032 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 537 earned runs. The Braves are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.30 over the course of the season (23rd in baseball), and they have struck out 1,110 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 423 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a unit this year.

The Braves relievers have compiled a save rate of 61.0% and have entered the game in 96 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 170 base runners on the year with 38.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Braves relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 128 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 408 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 55 holds for the year (26th in baseball). They have 25 saves this year and have blown 16 of 41 save opportunities.

The Athletics are sitting with 3,374 putouts this year, in addition to 1,091 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 2nd in the majors, and have accumulated 87 double plays. The Braves have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,122 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in MLB.

Strider has taken the hill for 418 innings and has totaled 597 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Strider (37-21 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 1,733 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.85 (179 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.150. He has conceded 336 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 145 walks.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .396 and they are scoring 4.32 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have recorded 211 two-baggers, while taking a walk 385 times as well as notching 549 runs. Miami has knocked in 124 long balls on the year as well as 525 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 995 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,087 hits. The Miami Marlins have tallied an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .251 on the campaign.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.298 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (1,007 strikeouts against 389 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,070. They have yielded 138 dingers and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 611 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.52 (565 earned runs allowed).

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. They are ranked 20th in baseball holding a save rate of 61.2%, and they have dispatched 389 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 132 times in high leverage situations and also on 94 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of 140 inherited runners. With 117 save situations, the Marlins have earned 67 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in MLB). The Marlins have accrued 1,077 assists, 64 errors and have accumulated 3,373 putouts for the year. In their 10,119 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (15th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Cabrera has allowed 333 base knocks while he has earned 454 strikeouts in 411 innings pitched. He has allowed 187 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and he has faced 1,759 batters in his career. Cabrera (23-29 career win-loss mark) has a 4.09 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-196)

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