The visiting Atlanta Braves hope for a solid performance on Monday as they look to pick up a win at Citi Field against the New York Mets.
Max Fried gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Atlanta Braves on Monday; he's 1-0 on the season. The New York Mets, meanwhile, will counter with Seth Lugo, who will be looking to improve on his 6-5 mark.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the New York Mets as -130 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB betting odds matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 9 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.2-4.8 result in favor of the Braves. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The New York Mets sport a record of 66-89 heading into this matchup, while the Atlanta Braves sit at 70-84 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New York vs Atlanta injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the New York Mets at No. 27 and the Atlanta Braves at No. 10 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Atlanta Braves rank No. 5 at 9.07 hits per game. That compares with the New York Mets No. 18 ranking in that category.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and New York has the No. 28-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the No. 24 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Nick Pivetta shut down the Braves in their last game, striking out 4 in a 2-0 shutout over Atlanta in baseball action at SunTrust Park.
New York looks to awaken their bats in this one, after they were struck out 10 times by M Scherzer in their last outing, a 3-2 setback against Washington at Citi Field.
- Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
- Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
- NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- NY Mets is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Mets's last 23 games
- NY Mets is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Atlanta at New York, Tuesday, September 26th
