Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-122) Washington (+102)

The Atlanta Braves (24-23) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Nationals (21-27). The odds on this game have the Braves at -122 and the Nationals are at +102. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Strider and Mitchell Parker.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .390 and have struck out 397 times, while being walked on 161 occasions. They have earned 187 runs batted in and 394 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .247. The Braves have accumulated 66 doubles as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 195 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 18th in MLB.

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The Braves hold a team earned run average of 3.75 so far this year (13th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 400 batters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 54 long balls and 184 total runs (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 154 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a squad on the campaign. Atlanta has surrendered 359 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 173 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.60 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 48 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 26 holds on the year (15th in the league). The Braves bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and have entered the game in 46 save situations. They have recorded 10 saves for the season and have blown 10 out of their 20 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 62 runners this year with 33.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Braves have sent 146 relievers to the mound this year.

The Athletics have a tally of 1,247 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 431 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 35 double plays. The Braves have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,741 innings on the field, ranking them 9th in the majors.

Strider has pitched in 334 innings and has earned 500 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.47 (129 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.074. He has given up 249 base knocks (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 110 walks. Strider (32-11 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.42 while he has gone up against 1,363 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Washington is sitting with 50 HRs so far this year and 196 runs batted in. They have recorded 73 doubles, while taking a walk 142 times and putting up 207 runs. The Washington Nationals have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a batting average of .241 this season. The Nationals have a SLG% of .390 and they average 4.31 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have struck out on 387 occasions (16th in MLB) and have accounted for 384 base knocks.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.451 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a squad so far this season. They rank 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 437. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 256 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.28 (246 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (392 strikeouts vs 171 walks). They have surrendered 48 long balls and they concede 5.50 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 43.4% out of their 99 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Nationals have earned 18 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They rank 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 165 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves.

In 3,771 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (29th in the majors). The Washington Nationals have turned 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 401 assists, 23 errors and are sitting with 1,257 putouts on the season.

In his career, Parker has conceded 195 base hits and he has 165 punch outs in 201 frames. Parker (10-13 career win-loss mark) has a 4.30 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 96 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and he has gone up against 862 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+102)

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