Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 10/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-115) Atlanta (-105)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) are traveling to Truist Park on Wednesday where they will play the Atlanta Braves (94-68) in Game 4 of the NLDS. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -115 while the Braves are coming in at -105. The betting total is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Glasnow and Tyler Mahle.

The Dodgers have earned 266 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 204 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .424 and have been called out on strikes 1,267 times, while drawing a walk on 628 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 4.9 runs per game, which is 4th in MLB. They have accounted for 756 RBI's as well as 1,399 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .257. They have tallied 801 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .338.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.55 this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,521 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 172 home runs and 600 runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 480 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.68 as a squad this year. Los Angeles has allowed 1,159 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 566 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.17 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.14.

The Dodgers have sent 538 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 179 base runners on the year and 35.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have earned 102 holds over the course of the season (7th in MLB). Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 112 times and also have had 174 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 46 saves over the course of the season and have blown 23 of 69 save chances. The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 172 save situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 4,307 putouts this year, as well as 1,286 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them ranked 4th in MLB, and have earned 89 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,921 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball.

Glasnow has taken the ball for 828 frames and has totaled 1,050 punch outs in his career. Glasnow (48-38 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.66 and he has faced 3,373 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.72 (342 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.129. He has allowed 620 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 315 free passes.

The Braves hold a team slugging % of .409 and they tally 4.58 runs per outing (9th in MLB). They have recorded 251 two-baggers, while taking a walk 465 times and scoring 742 runs. Atlanta has a total of 204 home runs on the campaign as well as 711 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,310 occasions (21st in the league) and have accounted for 1,348 hits. The Atlanta Braves have earned a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a batting average of .246 for the season.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 4.13 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (1,350 strikeouts vs 529 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,259. They have given up 185 long balls and they concede 3.92 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 626 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.63 (580 earned runs yielded).

They rank 7th in the league with a save percentage of 71.0%, and they have dispatched 499 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 175 times in high leverage situations and on 119 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 180 save situations, the Braves have earned 106 holds and 20 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 69 save chances and they have converted 49 saves. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 20.9% out of 172 inherited runners.

Out of their 12,942 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (5th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 131 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Braves have racked up 1,348 assists, 65 errors and have a total of 4,314 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Mahle has allowed 724 base hits while accumulating 801 punch outs in 789 frames. Mahle (43-47 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.92 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 344 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.263 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.93 and he has faced 3,332 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-115)

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