Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+220) Miami (-275)

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (61-69) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (59-71) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Braves at +220 while the Marlins are at -275. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Hurston Waldrep and Sandy Alcantara.

As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have racked up 570 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .320. The Braves have recorded 196 doubles as a team and have knocked 144 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 550 RBI's and 1,080 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .244. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,123 times, while being walked on 466 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Braves pitchers have relinquished 155 long balls and 591 total runs (21st in MLB). Atlanta has relinquished 1,070 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 561 earned runs. The Braves have an earned run average of 4.38 over the course of the season (23rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,127 batters. They have walked 438 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a team on the year.

Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 132 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 55 holds this year (26th in the league). The Braves relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 61.9% and have come into the game in 97 save situations. They have recorded 26 saves for the year and have missed out on 16 of their 42 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 175 runners on the campaign and 38.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Braves have sent 418 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Braves have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,365 innings on the field, which has them sitting 15th in the majors. The Athletics are sitting with 3,455 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,116 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which ranks 2nd in baseball, and have accumulated 89 double plays.

Waldrep (4-1 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.26 while he has faced 125 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 22 base knocks (6.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 14 free passes. His earned run average is 4.33 (15 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. Waldrep has taken the ball for 31 innings and has accumulated 27 punch outs so far in his career.

Miami has 127 HRs so far this year to go along with 538 RBIs. They have recorded 214 two-baggers, while walking 392 times as well as scoring 562 runs. The Miami Marlins are sitting with an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .250 on the season. The Marlins have a team slugging % of .395 and they are scoring 4.32 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,027 occasions (24th in the league) and have accounted for 1,110 base hits.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.294 and have a FIP of 4.13 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,019 strikeouts vs 400 free passes). They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,093. They have allowed 141 long balls and they relinquish 4.88 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 626 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (577 earned runs relinquished).

Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of their 146 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 138 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with runners on. With 120 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 69 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 399 relievers onto the field for the season. Miami has had relief pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves.

In their 10,389 innings played, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (14th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have turned 91 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in baseball). The Marlins have recorded 1,119 assists, 66 errors and have accumulated 3,463 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Alcantara has allowed 905 hits while he has accumulated 895 K's in 1,034 innings. Alcantara (48-66 career win-loss mark) has a 3.67 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 422 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 4,266 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-275)

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