Dodgers Roll Into Atlanta Looking to Flip the Script on Braves

The Dodgers limp into Truist Park with their tail between their legs after getting swept by these same Braves back in May, but this isn't your springtime LA squad. Winners of six straight and riding an 11-4 tear over their last fifteen, the Dodgers are peaking at the right time while the Braves try to hold serve at home.

Tyler Glasnow takes the bump sporting a filthy 2.72 ERA and 0.83 WHIP, striking out more than eleven per nine. Compare that to Bryce Elder's pedestrian 3.92 ERA and 1.23 WHIP, and you've got a mismatch that screams road favorite. The Dodgers also pack more punch at the plate—.258 team average versus Atlanta's .246, with better OPS contributors up and down the lineup.

Sure, the Braves took both meetings in May, including that 7-2 drubbing on May 10th, and they've got home cooking working in their favor. But baseball's a "what have you done for me lately" sport, and lately the Dodgers have been doing plenty. At -143, you're laying juice on the road, but when your starter holds a 1.20 ERA edge and your bats are clicking, that's the kind of chalk worth eating. DarkHorse likes LA to cash at moderate confidence—take the Dodgers and don't overthink it.