Cleveland Guardians vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

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

The Atlanta Braves (9-5) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (8-6) at Truist Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +125 and Atlanta is at -150. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tanner Bibee and Chris Sale.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .365 and have been rung up 111 times, while drawing a walk on 50 occasions. They have recorded 48 runs batted in and 98 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is .220. The Guardians have accounted for 26 doubles as a squad and have knocked 13 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 51 runs scored and hold an OBP of .309. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball.

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The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.66 on the season (11th in baseball), and they have rung up 146 batters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 19 long balls and also 54 total runs (11th in the league). They have walked 53 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.19 as a team on the year. Cleveland has yielded 97 base knocks (7.1 per 9 innings) and 50 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 12 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 9 holds this season (9th in baseball). The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 83.3% and have entered the game in 15 save situations. They have tallied 5 saves for the season and have blown 1 of their 6 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 18 runners so far this season and 5.6% of those players crossing home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 46 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Guardians have converted 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,107 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 369 putouts on the campaign, as well as 94 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which ranks 5th in the majors, and they have turned 12 double plays.

Bibee (34-24 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.56 while he has faced 2,115 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 455 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 148 free passes. His earned run average is 3.61 (205 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.180. Bibee has taken the ball for 511 innings and has earned 504 K's in his MLB career.

Atlanta has knocked in 20 home runs this year and 74 runs batted in. They have hit 24 doubles, while walking 50 times as well as scoring 77 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .265 on the campaign. The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .445 and they are scoring 5.50 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 104 occasions (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 127 base knocks.

The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 37 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 2.25 (31 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 10 HR's and they yield 2.69 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.952 and have a FIP of 3.42 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (111 strikeouts vs 35 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 83.

Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 13.3% out of 15 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with base runners. With 9 save situations, the Braves have compiled 6 holds and also 0 blown saves. They rank 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 43 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

In their 1,116 innings on the field, the Braves have a efficiency on defense of 75.7% (2nd in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (14th in baseball). The Braves have racked up 121 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 372 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Sale has surrendered 1,701 base hits while tallying 2,595 K's in 2,100 innings. Sale (147-89 career win-loss mark) has a 3.02 ERA while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 704 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.044 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.27 and he has gone up against 8,452 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+125)

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