Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Atlanta (+110)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (80-51) are on their way to Truist Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (76-55). The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -130 while the Braves are priced at +110. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Roki Sasaki and AJ Smith-Shawver.

The Dodgers have recorded 213 doubles as a squad and have hit 167 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been rung up 1,030 times, while drawing a walk on 485 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have accrued 617 RBI's in addition to 1,140 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .258. They have earned 653 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.67 over the course of the season (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,193 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 148 home runs and also 502 runs in total (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 408 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.89 as a squad for the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 936 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 473 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.1% and have entered the game in 143 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves this year and have blown 19 of their 56 save chances. The relievers have inherited 150 base runners for the year and 35.3% of them earned a run for their team. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 94 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 424 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 86 holds on the campaign (5th in baseball).

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 3,482 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,060 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which is 3rd in baseball, and they have turned 72 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,446 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball.

Sasaki (6-6 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.37 and he has gone up against 654 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 135 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 68 walks. His earned run average is 4.44 (75 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.335. Sasaki has thrown 152 innings and has earned 142 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Atlanta Braves have a team on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .246 this season. They have struck out on 1,062 occasions (21st in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,092 base hits. Atlanta has recorded 168 home runs over the course of the season as well as 588 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging % of .411 and they are scoring 4.69 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have hit 209 doubles, while getting a free base 382 times and scoring 614 runs.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.245 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a team so far this year. They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,002. The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 504 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.60 (465 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,112 strikeouts against 445 free passes). They have conceded 146 HR's and they relinquish 3.90 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

With 155 save situations, the Braves have recorded 94 holds and 17 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 57 save chances and they have earned 40 saves. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.5% of 142 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. They are currently ranked 9th in the league with a save percentage of 70.2%, and they have sent 415 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In 10,458 innings on the field, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in professional baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 108 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Braves have accrued 1,066 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 3,486 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Smith-Shawver has allowed 71 base knocks while he has totaled 73 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched. He has allowed 37 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.338 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and he has faced 355 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Smith-Shawver (4-2 career mark) has a 4.05 earned run average and has surrendered 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (+110)

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