LA Dodgers (80-52) vs. Atlanta Braves (77-55) August 27, 2026 7:15 pm EDT The Line: Atlanta Braves -117 / LA Dodgers -103; Over/Under: 7 (Get latest betting odds)
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves meet Thursday in MLB action at Truist Park. Here’s a Braves vs Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Braves vs Dodgers Pick.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 80-53 on the year and play the Tigers and Cardinals next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .259 on the season, with a .336 OBP and a .426 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has a 3.69 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 147 hits and 61 RBI, while Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 271 hits and 160 RBI.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 12-7 with a 2.61 ERA and 145 strikeouts this season. Yamamoto is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Atlanta Braves.
The Atlanta Braves are 78-55 on the year and play the Rockies and Giants next. The Atlanta Braves are batting .248 on the season and have a .312 OBP and a .413 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves’ pitching staff has a 3.61 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Michael Harris II leads the Atlanta Braves with 141 hits and 72 RBI, while Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies have combined for 264 hits and 145 RBI.
Chris Sale gets the ball for the Atlanta Braves, and he is 12-9 with a 2.20 ERA and 166 strikeouts this season. Sale is 1-3 with a 5.65 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
You can make a case for either team and either pitcher, as this is one of the better regular-season games you’re going to get this season. Two World Series contenders and two of the better arms in the sport. We’ve hit on the Braves twice in this series, and I’m going back to the well. The Braves have gotten up for these games, and as I said yesterday, they’re too good, especially at home, to turn down plus money or a low price. Also, the Braves have lost 3 straight starts with Sale on the mound due to a lack of run support, and I don’t expect that to continue forever. Give me the Braves.