San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

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

The San Diego Padres (27-21) are traveling to Truist Park on Sunday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (24-25). The odds on this game have the Padres at -160 and the Braves are opening at +132. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Dylan Cease and Spencer Schwellenbach.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have accounted for 205 runs and have an on-base percentage of .321. The Padres have earned 70 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 43 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 187 RBI's and 409 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .256. San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .389 and have been called out on strikes 337 times, while taking a walk on 149 occasions.

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The Padres have an ERA of 3.50 on the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 419 hitters. Padres pitchers have given up 50 home runs and also 185 runs in total (7th in MLB). They have walked 159 batters and their FIP is 3.88 as a team for the season. San Diego has surrendered 348 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 165 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20.

Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 47 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 33 holds so far this season (7th in baseball). The Padres bullpen have a save rate of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 56 save situations. They have earned 16 saves for the season and have missed out on 6 of their 22 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 66 base runners on the campaign and 37.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Padres have dispatched 166 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Padres have turned 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,816 innings on the field, which has them sitting 5th in the majors. The San Diego Padres are sitting with 1,272 putouts so far this season, as well as 351 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays.

Cease (58-49 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 and he has faced 3,809 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 750 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 378 free passes. His earned run average is 3.80 (380 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.252. Cease has taken the ball for 901 frames and has accounted for 1,080 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Atlanta Braves have compiled an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .247 on the campaign. They have struck out on 409 occasions (15th in baseball) and have a total of 411 base hits. Atlanta has compiled 53 HRs this season and 197 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .391 and they have an average of 4.18 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have 70 two-baggers, while taking a walk 166 times as well as earning 205 runs.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 379. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 197 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.85 (185 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (410 strikeouts against 162 bases on balls). They have conceded 55 homers and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league).

Sitting with 46 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 26 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 20 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.4% of 65 inherited runners. They sit at 27th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 155 relievers to the hill for the year.

In 3,897 innings on the field, the Braves have a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (9th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (8th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 445 assists, 21 errors and have a tally of 1,299 putouts so far this season.

Schwellenbach (11-10 career win-loss mark) has a 3.42 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.03 and he has faced 748 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 70 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.053 and a FIP of 3.4. In his pro baseball career, Schwellenbach has given up 159 hits while earning 176 strikeouts in 184 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta (+132) and under 9 runs

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