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The Atlanta Braves (39-50) visit the Athletics (37-55) for the start of a 3-game series Tuesday at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Braves vs. A's odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Athletics are favored (-110) in an expected close game against the Braves (-108). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Athletics looking to Jeffrey Springs (6-6), and Didier Fuentes (0-2) getting the nod for the Atlanta Braves.

At 39-50 entering play on Monday, the Braves are 9 1/2 games out of a potential playoff spot. They're running out of time to make any sort of push up the standings, and they'd have to do so without their two best starting pitchers, Chris Sale and Spencer Schwellenbach.

The Los Angeles Dodgers could look to poach a relief pitcher from the Atlanta Braves to fill a hole in their bullpen.

We’re barreling toward the 2025 MLB trade deadline, and the Atlanta Braves? They’ve got needs, and they’re not small. Sure, on paper this team still flashes that championship pedigree — Spencer Strider firing darts,