Braves vs. Phillies prediction: Why Philadelphia is favored to win Thursday's MLB matchup [8/28/2025]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves are scheduled to meet in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, starting at 6:45PM ET.

The Phillies will send Aaron Nola (2-7, 6.52 ERA) to the mound, up against Cal Quantrill (4-11, 5.51 ERA) for the Braves.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model predicts the Phillies as the most likely winner of today's game.

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Phillies vs. Braves prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's MLB game between the Braves and Phillies 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Phillies a 61% chance of defeating the Braves.

According to our model, the Braves (+1.5) have a 56% chance of covering the run line, while the 10-run over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Braves vs. Phillies odds [8/28/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Braves	Phillies
Run Line	+1.5 (-134)	-1.5 (+112)
Moneyline	+144	-160
Total	o10 (-102)	u10 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Our model's strongest edge in today's Braves vs. Phillies matchup is on the moneyline.

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Braves vs. Phillies game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's MLB game between the Phillies and Braves at Citizens Bank Park is scheduled to begin at 6:45PM ET.

• Who: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies
• Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
• Time: 6:45PM ET/3:45PM PT
• Venue: Citizens Bank Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Phillies, with a 61% win probability, will likely beat the Braves on Thursday.

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