Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-152) Arizona (+126)

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-3) will play the Atlanta Braves (4-2) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Braves at -152 and the Diamondbacks are priced at +126. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Grant Holmes and Eduardo Rodriguez.

Atlanta is slugging .391 and have struck out 43 times, while drawing a walk on 22 occasions. They have accounted for 24 runs batted in as well as 49 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .255. The Braves have hit 6 doubles as a unit and have knocked 6 balls out of the park. They have racked up 24 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league.

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The Braves hold a team earned run average of 2.00 over the course of the season (2nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 48 batters. Braves pitchers have allowed 4 home runs and also 12 runs in total (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 13 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.13 as a team this season. Atlanta has allowed 36 base knocks (6.0 per 9 innings) and 12 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.69 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 0.91.

Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 2 times in addition to having 1 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 2 holds on the year (20th in MLB). The bullpen pitchers have inherited 3 base runners on the year and 33.3% of them crossing home plate. The Braves have dispatched 16 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Braves have turned 75.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 486 innings on the diamond, ranking them 2nd in professional baseball. The Athletics have notched a total of 162 putouts this year, as well as 54 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 18th in the majors, and have 7 double plays.

Holmes has taken the mound for 188 frames and has racked up 197 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Holmes (6-11 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.82 while facing 796 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.88 (81 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.287. He has surrendered 171 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 71 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded a team OBP of .295 and a batting average of .233 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 45 occasions (25th in MLB) and have tallied 44 base hits. Arizona has accounted for 7 long balls this season as well as 25 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging percentage of .418 and they have an average of 4.17 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have notched 12 doubles, while taking a walk 17 times as well as putting up 25 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.176 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a unit on the year. They rank 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 43. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 27 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.59 (26 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (43 strikeouts vs 17 free passes). They have relinquished 5 long balls and they relinquish 4.76 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

They rank 11th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 22 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on base.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 6 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (14th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have 50 assists, 2 errors and are sitting with 153 putouts over the course of the season. In 459 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (9th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Rodriguez has allowed 1,284 base knocks while earning 1,302 punch outs in 1,309 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 607 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.330 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 5,599 batters in his MLB career. Rodriguez (94-66 career record) is the owner of a 4.17 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-152)

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