Phillies vs. Braves Prediction, Odds, Probable Pitchers, Prop Bets for Wednesday, April 9

Despite their horrific record, the Atlanta Braves got the better of the Philadelphia Phillies in their series opener on Tuesday night, taking them down by a final score of 7-5. A series win would be massive for the Braves to get back on track against one of the best teams in the National League.

Let's take a look at the odds and my best bets for the second game of this NL East series on Wednesday night.

Phillies vs. Braves Odds, Spread, and Total

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Run Line

Phillies +1.5 (-180)
Braves -1.5 (+150)

Moneyline

Phillies +120
Braves -142

Total

8.5 (Over -118/Under -102)

Phillies vs. Braves How to Watch

Date: Wednesday, April 9
Game Time: 7:15 PM EST
Venue: Truist Park
How to Watch (TV): MLBN, NBCSP+, FanDuel Sports South, FanDuel Sports Southeast
Phillies Record: 7-3
Braves Record: 2-8

Phillies vs. Braves Probable Pitchers

Philadelphia: Taijuan Walker, RHP - 1-0, 0.00 ERA
Atlanta: Grant Holmes, RHP - 0-1, 7.20 ERA

Phillies vs. Braves Best Prop Bet

Jared Kelenic Home Run (+800) via FanDuel

In today's edition of the "Daily Dinger," I broke down why I'm betting on Jared Kelenic to go deep:

Taijuan Walker gets the start for the Phillies tonight. He gave up a blistering 2.6 home runs per nine innings in 2024, one of the highest marks in the Majors. If that continues into 2025, there's a great chance at least a couple members of the Braves hit a dinger tonight.

Kelenic has hit a home run once already this season and he's a young bat that is still trying to reach his potential. Tonight could be a great breakout night for him.

Phillies vs. Braves Prediction and Pick

The Braves' offense may have woke up last night, finally having a strong offensive performance, recording 11 hits and seven runs. Now, they get to take on Taijuan Walker whom I have little faith in, despite having a great first start this season.

Walker had an abysmal 7.1 ERA last season across 83.2 total innings pitched. At 32 years old, I don't imagine last year was an outlier season that he'll bounce back from. Instead, it's more likely that it's a sign of continued regression we'll see this year.

I'll back the Braves as home favorites tonight.

Pick: Braves -142 (via DraftKings)

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