The Atlanta Braves will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the New York Mets invade Turner Field on Tuesday.

Jonathon Niese gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Mets on this day; he's 5-5 on the season. The Braves, meanwhile, will counter with Jair Jurrjens, who will be looking to improve on his 8-2 mark.



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Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Braves as -168 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 7 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 2-rated Braves and the league No. 11-ranked Mets, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Atlanta owns the No. 12 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.3 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.7 per game.

Atlanta owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's National League No. 12-rated defense.

Last time out for New York, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at -112 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. New York didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 3-1 to Pittsburgh on Monday at PNC Park.

The Braves were an 8-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Houston at +105 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Atlanta suffered an 8-3 loss against Houston on Monday, as Derek Lowe wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Minute Maid Park.


New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Mets at Braves trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of NY Mets' last 25 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Atlanta's last 25 games when playing NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets at Atlanta, Wednesday, June 15