Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+172) Atlanta (-210)

The Washington Nationals (64-92) are traveling to Truist Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (73-83). The moneyline on this contest has the Nationals at +172 while the Braves are at -210. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Brad Lord and Hurston Waldrep.

Washington is slugging .386 and have been rung up 1,275 times, while drawing a walk on 430 occasions. They have amassed 629 RBI's in addition to 1,258 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .242. The Nationals have tallied 252 two-baggers as a team and have hit 145 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 658 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .305. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball.

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The Nationals have a team earned run average of 5.34 this year (29th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,185 hitters. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 199 home runs and 857 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 540 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.68 as a squad so far this season. Washington has given up 1,425 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 809 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 64.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The relievers have inherited 258 runners this year with 40.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 156 times and also have had 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 555 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 71 holds for the season (25th in the league). They have accumulated 34 saves on the year and have blown 19 of their 53 save chances.

The Nationals have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,261 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. The Washington Nationals have accounted for 4,087 putouts this year, in addition to 1,344 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 25th in professional baseball, and they have turned 128 double plays.

Lord has taken the hill for 120 frames and has tallied 100 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.19 (56 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.306. He has allowed 117 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 40 walks. Lord (5-8 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.13 while he has faced 504 opposing batters in the majors.

The Braves have a slugging percentage of .397 and they are earning 4.47 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have 234 doubles, while walking 541 times as well as putting up 693 runs. Atlanta has knocked in 179 long balls this year to go along with 671 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,310 occasions (13th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,293 hits. The Atlanta Braves hold an OBP of .319 and a batting average of .245 this year.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.303 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.20 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,284. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 708 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.39 (670 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,353 strikeouts against 507 bases on balls). They have conceded 187 homers and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. They rank 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 59.6%, and they have dispatched 497 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 164 times in high leverage situations and also on 155 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.5% of 210 inherited base runners. With 117 save situations, the Braves have earned 65 holds and also 21 blown saves.

Out of their 12,375 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in MLB). The Braves have 1,307 assists, 53 errors and are sitting with 4,125 putouts on the campaign.

Waldrep (5-2 career mark) holds a 4.73 ERA while conceding 7.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and he has gone up against 240 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 30 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.313 and a FIP of 4.7. In his pro baseball career, Waldrep has surrendered 49 base hits while tallying 53 K's in 57 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta (-210) and under 8 runs

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