Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-128) Atlanta (+106)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (80-52) are on their way to Truist Park on Thursday where they will go up against the Atlanta Braves (77-55). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -128 while Atlanta is sitting at +106. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Chris Sale.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have notched a total of 656 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. The Dodgers have hit 213 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 167 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 620 RBI's as well as 1,150 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .258. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .426 and have been called out on strikes 1,037 times, while drawing a walk on 488 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.94 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 148 long balls and also 506 runs (4th in MLB). Los Angeles has given up 945 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 477 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 3.67 so far this year (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,201 batters. They have walked 409 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.87 as a team so far this year.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 143 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves for the year and have not converted 19 of 56 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 152 runners for the season and 34.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 95 times as well as having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 428 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have accumulated 86 holds on the year (5th in the league).

The Dodgers have transformed 72.5% of balls in play into outs in their 10,518 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 3,506 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,066 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 72 double plays.

Yamamoto has taken the mound for 414 frames and has accounted for 451 punch outs so far in his career. Yamamoto (31-17 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.61 while going up against 1,635 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.65 (122 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.985. He has given up 292 hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 116 free passes.

The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they score 4.68 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have tallied 210 two-baggers, while taking a walk 383 times and scoring 618 runs. Atlanta has hit 168 home runs for the year as well as 592 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,070 occasions (21st in MLB) and have accounted for 1,101 hits. The Atlanta Braves have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .247 this season.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a staff on the season. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,012. The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 507 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.60 (468 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,119 strikeouts against 448 bases on balls). They have surrendered 146 dingers and they relinquish 3.90 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Sitting with 156 save situations, the Braves have amassed 94 holds and also 17 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 58 save chances and they have come away with 41 saves. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of their 144 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 150 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.7%, and they have dispatched 419 relievers onto the diamond on the season.

In 10,539 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (5th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 108 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Braves have racked up 1,074 assists, 60 errors and have a tally of 3,513 putouts over the course of the season.

Sale (157-97 record in his career) is the owner of a 2.96 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.33 and he has gone up against 8,931 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 730 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.045 and a FIP of 2.9. During his MLB career, Sale has surrendered 1,803 base knocks while earning 2,745 K's in 2,219 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (+106)

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