Angels vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 7/2/2025

The Los Angeles Angels play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Atlanta Braves. Los Angeles is 41-42 and third in the American League West, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros. On Sunday, Los Angeles was defeated by the Washington Nationals 7-4 and was beaten by the Nationals in two out of three in that series. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Zach Neto is batting .273 to lead Los Angeles. Taylor Ward leads in home runs with 20 and in RBI with 57, while Nolan Schanuel leads in hits with 79 and in on-base percentage at .363. Los Angeles is batting .229 with a .410 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Los Angeles will send Yusei Kikuchi to the mound. The left-hander is 3-6 with a 2.79 ERA, 99 Ks, and 44 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves are 38-45 and third in the National League East, 11 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta was defeated by Philadelphia 2-1 on Sunday. The Braves lost two out of three to the Phillies over the weekend, and Atlanta has lost four of its last five. Atlanta is 24th in runs scored, but much better in ERA at 10th.

Austin Riley is batting .269 with 91 hits to lead Atlanta in both categories. Matt Olson leads in home runs with 15 and RBI with 52, while Marcell Ozuna leads in on-base percentage at .373. Atlanta is batting .244 with a .380 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Atlanta will send Grant Holmes to the mound. The right-hander is 4-7 with a 3.70 ERA, 103 Ks, and 42 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves will win at home on Wednesday when hosting the Los Angeles Angels, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in nine of Atlanta's last 12, four of Atlanta's last five played at home, and four of the Braves' last six head-to-head versus the Angels. Los Angeles starter Yusei Kikuchi has had two consecutive strong outings, allowing four runs on nine hits across 14 innings. Atlanta starter Grant Holmes has had three consecutive solid outings, allowing four runs on 14 hits across 17 innings. Final Score Prediction: Atlanta Braves win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.