Diamondbacks at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5
Its Thursday, June 5 and the Diamondbacks (30-31) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (27-33).
Brandon Pfaadt is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Grant Holmes for Atlanta.
Arizona made it two in a row over Atlanta with a 2-1 win last night. Merrill Kelly won his sixth game of the season with seven shutout innings. Ketel Marte and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. accounted for the Diamondbacks' offense with an RBI each.
Lets dive into today's series finale and find a sweat or two.
We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Diamondbacks at Braves
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Time: 12:15PM EST
Site: Truist Park
City: Atlanta, GA
Network/Streaming: ARID, FDSNSO, MLBN
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Odds for the Diamondbacks at the Braves
The latest odds as of Thursday:
Moneyline: Diamondbacks (+117), Braves (-138)
Spread: Braves -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Diamondbacks at Braves
Pitching matchup for June 5, 2025: Brandon Pfaadt vs. Grant Holmes
Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (7-4, 5.05 ERA)
Last outing: 5/31 vs. Washington - 0IP, 8ER, 6H, 0BB, 0KsBraves: Grant Holmes (3-4, 3.78 ERA)
Last outing: 5/30 vs. Boston - 5.2IP, 3ER, 6H, 1BB, 9Ks
Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (7-4, 5.05 ERA)
Last outing: 5/31 vs. Washington - 0IP, 8ER, 6H, 0BB, 0Ks
Braves: Grant Holmes (3-4, 3.78 ERA)
Last outing: 5/30 vs. Boston - 5.2IP, 3ER, 6H, 1BB, 9Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Diamondbacks at Braves
NL West teams have won 5 of their last 6 matchups against NL East sides
Yesterday's game went under the Game Total snapping a streak of 4-straight overs in games between the Braves and the Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks have covered the Run Line in 4 straight road games
Austin Riley has at least 1 hit in 8 of his last 10GP (10-39)
Josh Naylor is 0-11 to open June after closing May on a 9-game hitting streak (13-37)
If you're looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool on NBC Sports!
Expert picks & predictions for today's game between the Diamondbacks and the Braves
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday's game between the Diamondbacks and the Braves:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Arizona Diamondbacks at -1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Game Total under 9.0.
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