Turner Field hosts an MLB battle between the Atlanta Braves and the visiting New York Mets on Saturday.

Atlanta sends Derek Lowe out against D.J. Carrasco for the Mets in this game. Lowe is 1-2 with a 1.45 ERA on the season, while Carrasco is 0-0 on the year and has a 0.00 ERA.



View NY Mets vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Braves were listed as -175 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Atlanta's No. 15-rated National League offense, averaging 3.3 runs per game, against a Mets defense that ranks No. 15 in the National League at 6 in runs allowed per game. The Braves have averaged 7.2 hits per game so far, less than Mets batters have averaged on the year (8.8 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Atlanta has the National League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the National League's No. 15 mark in runs allowed.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Mets at Braves trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Mets' last 20 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 20 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Atlanta's last 17 games at home


Next up:
NY Mets at Atlanta, Saturday, April 16