Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-150) Atlanta (+125)

The Atlanta Braves (14-16) welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers (21-10) at Truist Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -150 and Atlanta is at +125. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Roki Sasaki and Spencer Schwellenbach.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per outing, which is 3rd in MLB. They are sitting with 167 runs and have an OBP of .337. The Dodgers have compiled 50 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 50 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 161 RBI's as well as 267 hits on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .258. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .462 and have struck out 250 times, while being walked on 118 occasions.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 3.86 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 293 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 31 home runs and also 132 total runs (14th in the league). They have walked 116 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.75 as a team this year. Los Angeles has allowed 237 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 118 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 20 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 30 holds for the year (1st in MLB). The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves on the season and have blown 7 of their 19 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 25 base runners on the year with 24.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have sent 121 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 825 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 257 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which ranks 9th in baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,475 innings, which ranks them 17th in MLB.

Sasaki has taken the ball for 25 innings and is sitting with 20 K's during his MLB career. Sasaki (0-1 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.53 while he has faced 110 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.59 (10 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.434. He has given up 18 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 18 free passes.

The Braves have a SLG% of .396 and they are earning 4.23 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have recorded 44 doubles, while getting a free base 106 times and putting up 127 runs. Atlanta has accounted for 35 HRs on the campaign as well as 121 runs batted in. They have struck out on 255 instances (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 249 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have tallied a team on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .245 so far this year.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.292 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (245 strikeouts vs 103 free passes). They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 233. They have surrendered 38 homers and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 126 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.22 (122 earned runs conceded).

Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.8% of 38 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 35 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with base runners. With 21 save situations, the Braves have tallied 10 holds and also 5 blown saves. They sit at 24th in baseball holding a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 93 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Atlanta has had relievers take the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have come away with 6 saves.

In their 2,343 innings played, the Braves have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (9th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 20 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Braves have recorded 263 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 781 putouts on the season.

In his career, Schwellenbach has allowed 137 base hits and he has 160 strikeouts in 160 innings. He has surrendered 58 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.035 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 5.52 and he has gone up against 650 hitters during his career. Schwellenbach (9-9 career record) has earned a 3.25 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-150)

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