Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-182) Atlanta (+150)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (21-10) are headed to Truist Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Atlanta Braves (14-16). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -182 and Atlanta is coming in at +150. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dustin May and Bryce Elder.

Los Angeles is slugging .462 and have been rung up 250 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions. They have accounted for 161 runs batted in and 267 hits on the year, while their team batting average is at .258. The Dodgers have compiled 50 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 167 runs while holding a team OBP of .337. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 31 home runs and 132 runs in total (14th in baseball). Los Angeles has allowed 237 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 118 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.86 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 293 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 116 opposing players and their FIP is 3.74 as a squad for the season.

Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 20 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 30 holds on the season (1st in the league). The Dodgers bullpen have earned a save rate of 63.2% and have entered the game in 51 save situations. They have 12 saves on the season and have not converted 7 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 25 base runners for the season and 24.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 121 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have 825 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 257 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and have accumulated 24 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 2,475 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB.

May has thrown 218 frames and has totaled 196 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.22 (78 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.077. He has conceded 166 base hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 69 walks. May (13-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.17 and he has faced 886 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .245 so far this year. They have struck out on 255 occasions (15th in MLB) and have accounted for 249 base knocks. Atlanta has 35 home runs for the year as well as 121 RBIs. The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they earn 4.23 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have put up 44 two-baggers, while taking a walk 106 times and putting up 127 runs.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.292 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (245 strikeouts vs 103 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 233. They have relinquished 38 homers and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 126 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.22 (122 earned runs conceded).

With 21 save situations, the Braves have earned 10 holds and also 5 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 11 save chances and they have converted 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 28 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.8% out of 38 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have sent 93 relievers to the mound this season.

In 2,343 innings played, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (9th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Braves have racked up 263 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 781 putouts this season.

Elder (17-14 record in his career) has a 4.28 ERA while surrendering 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has faced 1,302 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 145 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and having a FIP of 4.2. In his pro baseball career, Elder has surrendered 296 base knocks while he has tallied 237 strikeouts in 305 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-182)

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