Mets vs Braves Betting Odds

When: August 16, 2022, at 7:20 p.m. EDT

Venue: Truist Park – Atlanta, GA

Mets vs Braves Betting Preview

A National League East battle continues Tuesday night when the New York Mets (75-41, 35-22 away) visit the Atlanta Braves (71-46, 38-22 home). New York leads the Braves by 4.5 games in the NL East and trail the Dodgers by six games for the best record in the NL and MLB. Atlanta currently occupies the top NL Wild Card spot and are nine games clear of the first team out.

Pete Alonso has been mashing this season as he leads New York with 29 home runs and 97 RBIs. Jeff McNeil has a team high .315 batting average on the year. The Mets are hitting .259 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.50 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.

Austin Riley is having a big season for Atlanta as he leads the team with 30 home runs and Dansby Swanson is leading the way with a .294 batting average. Matt Olson has a team high 76 RBIs on the season. The Braves are hitting .252 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.61 ERA and 1.23 WHIP.

Mets vs Braves Betting Trends

Mets

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets’ last 7 games.
• NY Mets are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games.
• NY Mets are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Atlanta.
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets’ last 5 games on the road.
• NY Mets are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta.
• NY Mets are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the National League.
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’ last 5 games played on a Tuesday.

Braves

• Atlanta are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 7 games against NY Mets.
• Atlanta are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
• Atlanta are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets.
• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 8 games played on a Tuesday.

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Mets vs Braves Pick & Prediction

Last time out, Atlanta started this series with a bang as they won 13-1 Monday night. The Braves led 5-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning when they put up eight runs and put this game to rest. Atlanta outhit New York 15-7 in this one.

Jeff McNeil went 4-4 with two doubles and one run scored in the loss. Ronald Acuna Jr. went 3-5 with three doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored in the win. Spencer Strider improved to 7-4 and Carlos Carrasco fell to 13-5 on the season.

Pitching Matchup: Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.43 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) vs Charlie Morton (5-5, 4.26 ERA, 1.21 WHIP)

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