Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/09/26

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be hosting the Atlanta Braves for Game 2 of their three-game weekend set. The Dodgers won Game 1 by a score of 3-1. In Game 2 we will see the season debut of Blake Snell for the Dodgers. I expect he will be on a pitch count as it is his first start of the year back from an injury. It will be a tough first start for him as he is going up against the leagues best offensive team. The Braves are averaging 5.5 runs per game. Not too far behind them is the Dodgers, averaging 5.2 runs per game themselves. It is unclear what Snell will have, I expect the Braves will get to him a bit. Spencer Strider will be taking the mound for the Braves, and he was shaky in his last outing, giving up three earned runs in 3.1 innings with five walks.

Both of these lineups are loaded with power; I expect a high-scoring game on Saturday. Snell hasn’t faced live MLB batters since the World Series and Strider is battling some command issues. Give me the over in this one.

Braves vs. Dodgers prediction: Over 8.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -130.