Angels at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for July 2

Its Wednesday, July 2 and the Angels (42-42) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (38-46) in Game 2 of this series.

Yusei Kikuchi is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Didier Fuentes for Atlanta.

Last night, Tyler Anderson and three relievers combined for a seven-hit shutout of the Guardians. Jorge Soler drove in a pair for the Halos in the win who sit at .500 for the season. With the loss the Braves dropped to eight games under .500.

Lets dive into the matchup for Game 2 of the series 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 Angels at Braves

• Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
• Time: 7:15PM EST
• Site: Truist Park
• City: Atlanta, GA
• Network/Streaming: FDSNW, FDSNSO

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Odds for the Angels at the Braves

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

• Moneyline: Angels (+118), Braves (-141)
• Spread: Braves -1.5
• Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Angels at Braves

• Pitching matchup for July 2, 2025: Yusei Kikuchi vs. Didier Fuentes
  • Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (3-6, 2.79 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/25 vs. Boston – 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 12Ks
  • Braves: Didier Fuentes (0-2, 10.80 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/25 at Mets – 3.1IP, 6ER, 8H, 0BB, 1K

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Angels at Braves

• The Braves have won 22 of 42 games following a defeat
• The Under is 25-13-3 in Braves’ home games this season
• The Angels have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games and they are profiting 2.84 units
• Mike Trout has collected one hit in 5 of his last 6 games (5-17)

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Angels 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 Wednesday’s game between the Angels and the Braves:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Atlanta Braves on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Los Angeles Angels at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.

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