Phillies at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 9

Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Phillies (7-3) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (2-8) in Game 2 of this three-game series.

Taijuan Walker is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Grant Holmes for Atlanta.

The Braves won their second game of the season last night knocking off Philly, 7-5. Atlanta scored four runs in their final three innings to come from behind and secure the victory. Every Braves' player who came to the plate got at least one hit in the game with the team collecting 11 hits on the night. Sean Murphy drilled a three-run home run to spark the attack for the Braves.

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 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 Phillies at Braves

• Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
• Time: 7:15PM EST
• Site: Truist Park
• City: Atlanta, GA
• Network/Streaming: NBCSP+, FDSNSO, MLBN

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Odds for the Phillies at the Braves

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

• Moneyline: Phillies (+106), Braves (-125)
• Spread:  Braves -1.5
• Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Phillies at Braves

• Pitching matchup for April 9, 2025: Taijuan Walker vs. Grant Holmes
  
  • Phillies: Taijuan Walker (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/3 vs. Colorado - 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 4Ks
  • Braves: Grant Holmes (0-1, 7.20 ERA)
    Last outing: 3/31 at Dodgers - 4IP, 4ER, 4H, 4BB, 3Ks

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

• The Braves have won six of their last eight home games against the Phillies
• The Phillies are 7-3 on the Run Line this season
• The Braves are 4-6 on the Run Line this season
• The Braves have covered the run line in four of their last five matchups against the Phillies specifically

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

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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 Wednesday's game between the Phillies and the Braves:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Atlanta Braves on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Philadelphia Phillies at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.

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