Marlins at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 7

Its Thursday, August 7 and the Marlins (56-57) are in Atlanta to begin a series against the Braves (47-66).

Eury Pérez is slated to take the mound for Miami against Carlos Carrasco for Atlanta.

The Braves’ struggles continue. The Brewers swept a three-game set in Atlanta earlier this week. Last night, Jose Quintana and Milwaukee completed the sweep with a 5-4 win. Miami scratched out a 6-4 win yesterday in their series finale against Houston to avoid being swept. Xavier Edwards picked up four hits to lead the Marlins to victory and keep them on the fringe of the Wild Card chase.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Marlins at Braves

• Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025
• Time: 7:15PM EST
• Site: Truist Park
• City: Atlanta, GA
• Network/Streaming: FDSNFL, FDSNSO, MLBN

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Odds for the Marlins at the Braves

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Marlins (-119), Braves (-101)
• Spread: Marlins -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Marlins at Braves

• Pitching matchup for August 7, 2025: Eury Pérez vs. Carlos Carrasco
  • Marlins: Eury Pérez (4-3, 2.70 ERA)
    Last outing: August 2 vs. Yankees – 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
  • Braves: Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 5.91 ERA)
    Last outing: July 31 at Cincinnati – 4.50 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Marlins at Braves

• The Braves have lost 6 of their last 8 games
• 5 of the Marlins’ last 6 games (83%) have gone over the Total
• The Marlins have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 1.37 units
• Ozzie Albies was 7-14 (.500) over the final 3 games in July but is just 3-19 (.158) through 5 games in August
• Kyle Stowers is 6-25 (.240) with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs through the month’s first 6 games

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Marlins and the Braves

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Marlins and the Braves:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Miami Marlins on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Atlanta Braves at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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