Phillies vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 6/27/2025

On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game series on the road versus the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia is 47-33 following Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros. Philadelphia has been shut out in each of its last two games, and the Phillies have lost three of the last four. Philadelphia leads the National League East by a half-game over the New York Mets. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Trea Turner is batting .299 to lead Philadelphia and has a team high of 96 hits. Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in home runs with 24, RBI with 55, and on-base percentage at .380. Philadelphia is batting .256 with a .402 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies will send Mick Abel to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.47 ERA, 18 Ks, and 4 BBs.

The Atlanta Braves dropped to 37-42 following Wednesday’s 7-3 loss to the New York Mets after opening the series versus New York with two consecutive wins. Atlanta has won six of the last nine and will complete a four-game series with New York on Thursday. The Braves trail first-place Philadelphia in the NL East by 9 ½ games.

Austin Riley is batting .272 with 88 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 .379. Atlanta is batting .244 with a .383 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Bryce Elder to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 4.77 ERA, 55 Ks, and 20 BBs.

Although the UNDER has cashed more often than not for both teams of late, the play here is OVER, as both starting pitchers struggled in their most recent outings. Philadelphia starter Mick Abel was roughed up last time out, allowing four runs on six hits across only three innings, including serving up four home runs. Atlanta starter Bryce Elder has been hit hard in two consecutive outings, allowing nine runs on 17 hits across 8.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: Atlanta Braves win but our best play is OVER 8-5.