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Nationals at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 15

Its Thursday, May 15 and the Nationals (18-26) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (21-22).

Trevor Williams is slated to take the mound for Washington against AJ Smith-Shawver for Atlanta.

The Nationals snapped a seven-game losing streak rallying for two in the seventh and two in the eighth to come from behind and defeat the Braves, 5-4. Cole Henry picked up the win combining with three other relievers to blank the Braves over the final 4.1 innings.

Lets dive into the matchup 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 Nationals at Braves

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 12:15PM EST
Site: Truist Park
City: Atlanta, GA
Network/Streaming: MASN, FDSNSO, MLBN

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Odds for the Nationals at the Braves

The latest odds as of Thursday:

Moneyline: Nationals (+186), Braves (-225)
Spread: Braves -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Braves

Pitching matchup for May 15, 2025: Trevor Williams vs. AJ Smith-Shawver
- Nationals: Trevor Williams (2-4, 5.88 ERA)
  Last outing: 5/10 vs. St. Louis - 6IP, 4ER, 7H, 1BB, 4Ks
- Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver (2-2, 2.76 ERA)
  Last outing: 5/10 at Pittsburgh - 5.2IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 7Ks

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

Yesterday’s 5-4 win was the first game in the Nationals’ last 7 road games that did not cash to the UNDER the Total.
Austin Riley has at least one hit in 12 of 13 games in May (16-53)
Dylan Crews picked up 2 hits last night after totaling a mere 2 hits in his previous 7 games (2-23)

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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Nationals 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 Nationals 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 Washington Nationals at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.

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