Its Thursday, May 29 and the Braves (25-28) are in Philadelphia for a doubleheader against the Phillies (35-19).
Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.
Due to last night’s rainout, this is the second game of a day / night doubleheader. Game 1 of the series went to Philadelphia. The Phillies knocked off the Braves 2-0 on Tuesday. Ranger Suarez improved to 4-0 striking out eight Braves over the course of six shutout innings.
Lets dive into this matchup featuring the team’s aces 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 tipoff, 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 Braves at Phillies
- Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Time: 6:45PM EST
- Site: Citizens Bank Park
- City: Philadelphia, PA
- Network/Streaming: FDSNSO, NBCSP, MLBN
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Odds for the Braves at the Phillies
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Braves (+102), Phillies (-122)
- Spread: Phillies 1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Phillies
- Pitching matchup for May 29, 2025: Chris Sale vs. Zack Wheeler
- Braves: Chris Sale (2-3, 3.36 ERA)
Last outing: 5/23 vs. San Diego – 7IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 6Ks - Phillies: Zack Wheeler (6-1, 2.42 ERA)
Last outing: 5/23 at Athletics – 6.2IP, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 8Ks
- Braves: Chris Sale (2-3, 3.36 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Phillies
- 4 of the Phillies’ last 5 games have gone UNDER the Game Total
- The Phillies have won outright 10 of their last 11
- The Braves are 23-30 on the Run Line this season
- The Braves have lost outright 5 of their last 6 games
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s Game 2 between the Braves and the Phillies
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Braves and the Phillies:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Philadelphia Phillies 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 7.0.
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