Atlanta Braves vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 7/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-160) Sacramento (+132)

The Sacramento Athletics (37-55) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (39-50) at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Braves at -160 and the Athletics are priced at +132. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Didier Fuentes and Jeffrey Springs.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are recording 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in baseball. They have accumulated 357 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .317. The Braves have earned 123 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 92 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 344 RBI's and 731 hits so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .243. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 771 times, while drawing a walk on 308 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Braves pitchers have yielded 99 home runs and 353 runs (8th in MLB). Atlanta has conceded 685 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 330 earned runs. The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.77 for the year (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 819 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 288 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.88 as a team this season.

The Braves relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 56 save situations. The relievers have inherited 123 runners over the course of the season with 34.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 91 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 277 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have earned 32 holds for the season (30th in baseball). They have earned 12 saves so far this season and have blown 12 of 24 chances to get a save.

The Athletics have earned 2,362 putouts this year, in addition to 776 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which puts them in 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 62 double plays. The Braves have turned 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,086 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in pro baseball.

Fuentes has pitched in 12 innings and has accounted for 10 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 9.00 (12 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.833. He has conceded 18 hits (13.5 hits per nine innings) and has 4 free passes. Fuentes (0-2 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 8.87 while he has faced 58 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Sacramento has 113 HRs on the campaign and 371 runs batted in. They have recorded 151 two-baggers, while taking a walk 298 times and notching 384 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .248 so far this season. The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .412 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have been rung up on 778 occasions (10th in baseball) and have tallied 776 hits.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.472 in addition to having a FIP of 4.90 as a unit for the season. They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 857. The Sacramento pitching staff have yielded 524 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.32 (482 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (731 strikeouts vs 343 free passes). They have surrendered 135 homers and they yield 5.79 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 38 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. They are ranked 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 55.3%, and they have dispatched 294 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have taken the field 92 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with base runners. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 150 inherited runners. With 76 save situations, the Athletics have earned 38 holds and 17 blown saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 673 assists, 62 errors and have notched a total of 2,445 putouts on the season. In their 7,335 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (28th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Springs has given up 370 base hits while tallying 438 strikeouts in 410 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 162 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and he has gone up against 1,732 hitters during his MLB career. Springs (29-18 career record) has earned a 3.55 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-160)

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