Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-196) Atlanta (+162)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (80-51) are traveling to Truist Park on Tuesday where they will go up against the Atlanta Braves (76-55). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -196 and Atlanta is coming in at +162. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Tyler Glasnow and Bryce Elder.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .426 and have struck out 1,030 times, while taking a walk on 485 occasions. They have accounted for 617 runs batted in in addition to 1,140 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .258. The Dodgers have hit 213 doubles as a unit and have smacked 167 balls out of the park. They have racked up 653 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.67 so far this year (6th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,193 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 148 home runs in addition to 502 total runs (4th in baseball). They have walked 408 batters and their FIP sits at 3.89 as a squad on the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 936 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 473 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16.

The Dodgers have dispatched 424 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 150 runners so far this year with 35.3% of them ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have accumulated 86 holds this year (5th in the league). Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 94 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 37 saves for the season and have blown 19 out of their 56 chances to get a save. The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.1% and stepped onto the hill in 143 save situations.

The Dodgers have turned 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,446 innings, which has them sitting 1st in baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have 3,482 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,060 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 72 double plays.

Glasnow (46-36 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while he has faced 3,233 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 595 base hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 303 walks. His ERA is 3.69 (325 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.132. Glasnow has pitched in 793 innings and has racked up 1,001 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .246 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,062 instances (19th in MLB) and have tallied 1,092 base knocks. Atlanta has compiled 168 long balls for the season as well as 588 runs batted in. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .411 and they are earning 4.69 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have recorded 209 doubles, while getting a free base 382 times and putting up 614 runs.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.245 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (1,112 strikeouts vs 445 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,002. They have yielded 146 homers and they relinquish 3.90 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 504 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.60 (465 earned runs surrendered).

They rank 9th in the league holding a save rate of 70.2%, and they have sent 415 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with runners on. With 155 save situations, the Braves have earned 94 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.5% of 142 inherited base runners.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 108 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,066 assists, 60 errors and have accumulated 3,486 putouts so far this year. Out of their 10,458 innings played, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Elder has surrendered 559 hits while totaling 465 K's in 571 frames. Elder (32-31 record in his career) has earned a 4.43 ERA while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 281 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.328 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and he has faced 2,443 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-196)

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