Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 3/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+102) Los Angeles (-122)

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64 last season) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (89-73 last year) on Monday. The line on this contest has Atlanta at +102 and Los Angeles is sitting at -122. The over/under is 9. The men taking the mound are Grant Holmes and Tyler Glasnow.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves scored 4.4 runs per game, which had them at 15th in MLB. They were sitting with 704 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. The Braves accrued 273 two-baggers as a squad and knocked 213 balls out of the park. They amassed 674 runs batted in and 1,333 base knocks for the prior year, and their batting average came in at .243. Atlanta had a slugging rate of .415 and struck out 1,461 times, while drawing a walk on 485 occasions.

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They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and their pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.20. Braves pitchers allowed 150 home runs and also 607 runs in total (1st in the league). Atlanta conceded 1,277 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 559 earned runs. The Braves held a team ERA of 3.49 over the course of the prior season (1st in baseball), and their staff struck out 1,553 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 449 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 3.44 as a squad in the previous season.

The Braves had dispatched 481 relievers to the hill over the course of last season. The relief pitchers inherited 159 base runners over the course of last year with 29.6% of them earned a run for their team. They earned 40 saves for the prior year and did not convert 22 of 62 chances to get a save. The Braves relief pitchers recorded a save rate of 64.5% and stepped onto the hill in 130 save situations. The relief pitchers notched 67 holds last year (27th in MLB). Braves pitchers entered the game with runners on 114 times and also had 151 outings in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves notched a total of 4,330 putouts over the course of last season, as well as 1,436 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate was previously at .988 which had them ranked 2nd in the majors, and they turned 131 double plays. The Braves converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,990 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball.

Holmes has taken the ball for 68 frames and has racked up 70 K's during his career. Holmes (2-1 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.51 while he has faced 282 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.57 (27 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.189. He has conceded 66 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 15 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers had an on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .258 over the course of the prior season. They were rung up on 1,336 instances (19th in baseball) and tallied 1,423 base hits. Los Angeles was sitting with 233 HRs over the course of the prior season in addition to 815 runs batted in. The Dodgers had a team slugging % of .446 and they had an average of 5.20 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They hit 291 doubles, while walking 602 times and earning 842 runs.

The Dodgers finished with a team WHIP of 1.228 and had a FIP of 4.18 as a staff in the previous season. They finished at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,273. The Los Angeles pitching staff conceded 686 runs for the previous season while having an ERA of 3.90 (626 earned runs allowed). They earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,390 strikeouts vs 501 walks). They surrendered 198 homers and they conceded 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Finishing with 186 save situations, the Dodgers amassed 104 holds in addition to 29 blown saves. Los Angeles had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 79 save opportunities and they earned 50 saves. Their relief pitchers took the field 179 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers held an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 160 inherited runners. They were ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 63.3%, and they dispatched 565 bullpen pitchers to the mound last season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers turned 119 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Dodgers recorded 1,366 assists, 88 errors and accumulated 4,337 putouts over the course of the prior season. In 13,011 innings played, the Dodgers accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Glasnow has surrendered 519 base knocks while he has tallied 846 strikeouts in 663 innings pitched. Glasnow (39-33 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.81 earned run average while surrendering 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 281 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.155 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.43 and he has faced 2,719 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-122)

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