Atlanta pays a visit to New York on Wednesday, hoping to shut down the Mets bats in baseball action at Citi Field.

Tim Hudson, with a record of 7-7 on the season, gets the ball for the Braves, while the Mets trot Jeremy Hefner to the mound in this one. He is 4-7 so far in 2013.



View Atlanta vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Mets as +118 moneyline underdogs in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7.5 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 11-ranked Mets and the National League No. 7-rated Braves in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, New York owns the No. 13 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.2 per game. By contrast, the Braves are rated No. 9 in the same category at 8.4 per game.

New York owns the National League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Atlanta's National League No. 2-rated defense.

In their last action, Atlanta was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Mets. Bettors on New York at +125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Braves were saddled with a loss last time out in Kris Medlen's start, as they lost 4-1 against New York on Tuesday at Citi Field.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing NY Mets are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Braves at Mets trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games on the road
Atlanta is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets' last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets' last 10 games at home
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Atlanta at NY Mets, Thursday, July 25