Detroit Tigers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

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

The Detroit Tigers (15-14) are headed to Truist Park on Wednesday where they will meet the Atlanta Braves (20-9). The line on this matchup has the Tigers at +126 while the Braves are coming in at -152. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and JR Ritchie.

Detroit is slugging .417 and have struck out 234 times, while taking a walk on 108 occasions. They have earned 127 RBI's in addition to 244 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .253. The Tigers have accrued 57 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 31 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 132 runs scored while having a team OBP of .333. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are recording 4.6 runs/g, which is 15th in MLB.

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The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.95 for the year (10th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 235 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 23 long balls and 122 total runs (10th in the league). They have walked 108 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a team for the season. Detroit has given up 227 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 110 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Tigers have dispatched 85 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 61 runners on the season with 37.7% of those players ended up scoring. The relievers have earned 13 holds for the year (24th in baseball). Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 36 times and also have had 24 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 7 saves this year and have blown 4 out of their 11 chances to save the game. The Tigers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 25 save situations.

The Detroit Tigers have 751 putouts on the year, in addition to 239 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,253 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball.

Skubal has taken the hill for 802 innings and has accounted for 927 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Skubal (57-39 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.02 and he has gone up against 3,198 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.06 (273 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.025. He has surrendered 644 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 178 walks.

Atlanta has accumulated 40 HRs this season as well as 161 runs batted in. They have hit 54 doubles, while taking a walk 95 times as well as putting up 166 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated an on-base percentage of .340 and a batting average of .274 this year. The Braves hold a team slugging % of .453 and they are recording 5.72 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 214 occasions (26th in the league) and have 276 base hits.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.124 with a FIP of 3.85 as a unit for the year. They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 201. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 101 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.13 (90 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (243 strikeouts against 90 walks). They have given up 28 HR's and they concede 3.51 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Sitting with 31 save situations, the Braves have tallied 17 holds and 1 blown save. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 12 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.0% of 25 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 27 times in high leverage situations and also on 17 occasions with runners on. They are currently ranked 1st in MLB with a save rate of 91.7%, and they have dispatched 91 relievers to the mound this year.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 24 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Braves have racked up 237 assists, 12 errors and have 777 putouts this year. In 2,331 innings on the diamond, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 73.6% (1st in the majors).

Ritchie (1-0 career mark) has a 2.57 ERA while conceding 6.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.50 and he has gone up against 26 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 2 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and a FIP of 2.5. In his pro baseball career, Ritchie has conceded 5 hits while he has earned 7 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+126)

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