Sacramento Athletics vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 3/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Braves.TV

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

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (2-1) will take on the Sacramento Athletics (0-3) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Sacramento at +106 while Atlanta is coming in at -128. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Aaron Civale and Martin Perez.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 3.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball. They have racked up 11 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .218. The Athletics have earned 2 two-baggers as a team and have hit 4 balls out of the park. They have accrued 11 runs batted in as well as 16 hits for the season, while their batting average sits at .157. Sacramento is slugging .294 and have been called out on strikes 50 times, while being walked on 8 occasions.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.67 so far this season (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 17 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 4 home runs and 16 runs in total (20th in the league). They have walked 15 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 5.59 as a squad on the year. Sacramento has relinquished 27 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 14 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.13 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.56.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 8 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 2 holds on the season (15th in the league). The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 runners for the year and 45.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 10 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Athletics have turned 72.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 243 innings, ranking them 9th in MLB. The New York Yankees have a total of 81 putouts this season, as well as 26 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at 1.000 which has them ranked 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 3 double plays.

Civale has pitched in 738 innings and has accounted for 665 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.15 (340 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.210. He has given up 690 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 203 walks. Civale (43-44 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.08 while going up against 3,072 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Braves have a team SLG% of .459 and they tally 4.33 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have hit 3 two-baggers, while getting a free base 8 times as well as recording 13 runs. Atlanta is sitting with 5 HRs this season as well as 13 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 23 occasions (25th in the league) and have earned 27 hits. The Atlanta Braves hold an OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .276 for the year.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 0.963 in addition to having a FIP of 3.44 as a staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (24 strikeouts against 9 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 17. They have allowed 2 HR's and they surrender 2.00 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 6 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.00 (6 earned runs conceded).

They rank 23rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 8 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 1 time in high leverage situations in addition to 1 occasion with base runners.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 2 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .991 (14th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 25 assists, 1 errors and have notched a total of 81 putouts during this campaign. In their 243 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a efficiency on defense of 77.7% (2nd in MLB).

Perez (91-93 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.41 earned run average and has allowed 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and he has faced 7,070 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 800 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.435 and a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Perez has surrendered 1,750 hits while he has tallied 1,153 strikeouts in 1,631 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-128)

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