The Los Angeles Dodgers look to stay undefeated when hosting the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
The pregame narrative: Tyler Glasnow makes his first start of the season against an offence he’s mowed down in the past. Mookie Betts returns to the Dodgers lineup, and I’m betting on him to stay hot with the bat.
Check out my Braves vs. Dodgers prop picks for March 31.
Braves vs. Dodgers prop picks
Best bet: Glasnow over 6.5 Ks (-127)
This line feels like a snag to me. The Braves are winless through four games and their offence is struggling while fighting through some key injuries.
On top of that, Glasnow is one of the best swing-and-miss arms in the majors. Last year, he ranked in the 95th percentile for K-rate (32.2%), per Baseball Savant.
His stuff was electric in spring training, too. He struck out 19 batters across 11.0 innings of work.
It’s utterly insane that Glasnow (3.49 ERA, 0.95 WHIP in 2024) has yet to start a game for the 5-0 Dodgers, but I guess that’s baseball.
That all goes before mentioning the righty’s successful history against this Braves lineup.
Key stat: Atlanta’s offence has a combined 11 hits in 62 career at-bats against Glasnow (.177) with a 30.5% K rate.
Prop prediction
Betts 1+ RBI (+148): I really like the value on this plus-money prop. I was originally eyeing Shohei Ohtani to score a run but it’s priced at -143.
RotoWire projects Betts to hit second behind Ohtani tonight, which is a lineup the Dodgers typically run when both are active.
So, who better than Betts to drive in his superstar teammate?
The shortstop had a scheduled off-day on Saturday but is further removed from the illness that caused him to lose over 20 pounds.
But it didn’t show in his first two games of the season.
- Betts has four hits in eight at-bats, including two home runs and four RBI.
- He had 182 RBI combined in the past two seasons despite missing almost 50 games in 2024.
Grant Holmes takes the mound for the Braves. It will be just his eighth start and 28th MLB appearance.
One of the biggest things working against him is that he’s a righty. In 2024, Ohtani hit .322 against right-handed pitching and Betts hit .280.
Expect the one-two punch to do damage on Monday.
Braves vs. Dodgers prop picks made at 2:21 p.m. ET on 03/31/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.