On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves (68-83) are visiting the Washington Nationals (62-89), at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Braves have taken three straight.
As the favorite, the Braves (-154 on the moneyline to win) take the field at the Nationals (+128). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Atlanta Braves looking to Hurston Waldrep (4-1), and Brad Lord (5-8) getting the nod for the Washington Nationals.
Yesterday, the Braves picked up a 6-3 win over the Nationals, with Jose Suarez (7.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 9 K) earning the win for the Braves. Jurickson Profar finished 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the offensive showing. Jake Irvin (6.0 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss for the Nationals.
Before watching this Braves vs. Nationals matchup, here is everything you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Braves (-154, bet $154 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+128, bet $100 to win $128)Over/under: 8.5Braves vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Wednesday, September 17, 2025Game time: 4:05 p.m. ETLocation: Washington D.C.Stadium: Nationals ParkTV channel: MASN and FDSSOLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Braves stats and trendsBraves betting recordsThe Braves have entered the game as favorites 97 times this season and won 49, or 50.5%, of those games.Atlanta has entered 52 games this season favored by -154 or more and is 26-26 in those contests.The implied probability of a win from the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 60.6%.Atlanta’s games have gone over the total in 67 of its 150 chances.The Braves are 66-84-0 ATS in their 150 games with a spread this season.Hurston Waldrep (Braves probable starter)Waldrep makes the start for the Braves, his eighth of the season. He is 4-1 with a 2.78 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings pitched.His last appearance was on Friday against the Houston Astros, when the righty went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering eight earned runs while giving up eight hits.In eight games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 2.78, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .216 against him.Waldrep heads into the game with three quality starts under his belt this season.Waldrep has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this season entering this outing.He has made two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.He will face off against a Nationals offense that is batting .244 as a unit (18th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .388 (22nd in MLB) with 143 total home runs (27th in MLB).Braves batting statsThe Braves rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 172 home runs.The offense for Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .395 this season, 18th in MLB.The Braves rank 18th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.Atlanta has scored 663 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.The Braves have the 13th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.318).Atlanta ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have come away with 56 wins in the 132 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.This season, Washington has come away with a win 28 times in 75 chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or longer on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 43.9% chance of walking away with the win.Washington and its opponents have gone over in 75 of its 150 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Nationals have posted a record of 74-76-0 against the spread this season.Brad Lord (Nationals probable starter)The Nationals will send Lord (5-8) to the mound for his 17th start of the season. He is 5-8 with a 4.21 ERA and 96 strikeouts through 115 1/3 innings pitched.The righty last pitched on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.21, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 45 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .256 batting average against him.Lord heads into the outing with four quality starts under his belt this season.Lord will try to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 2.6 frames per outing).He has had 21 appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He meets a Braves offense that ranks 15th in the league with 663 total runs scored while batting .244 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .395 slugging percentage (18th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 172 home runs (15th in the league).In five innings over three appearances against the Braves this season, Lord has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.8 WHIP while his opponents are batting .350.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals are fourth-worst in MLB play with 143 home runs.So far this season, Washington ranks 22nd in the majors with a .388 slugging percentage.The Nationals have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).The offense for Washington is the No. 20 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (643 total runs).The Nationals are 22nd in the majors with an on-base percentage of .307.