Mets vs Braves Betting Odds
When: August 18, 2022, at 7:20 p.m. EDT
Venue: Truist Park – Atlanta, GA
Mets vs Braves Betting Preview
A National League East battle concludes Thursday night when the New York Mets (76-42, 36-23 away) visit the Atlanta Braves (72-47, 39-23 home). New York leads the Braves by 4.5 games in the NL East. Atlanta currently occupies the top spot in the NL Wild Card and are nine games clear at the moment. This game will air live on ESPN+.
Pete Alonso has been mashing this season as he leads New York with 29 home runs and 99 RBIs. Jeff McNeil has a team high .316 batting average on the year. The Mets are hitting .258 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.55 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.
Austin Riley is having a big season for Atlanta as he leads the team with 30 home runs and Matt Olson has a team high 79 RBIs on the season. Dansby Swanson leads the way with a .292 batting average. The Braves are hitting .252 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.62 ERA and 1.23 WHIP.
Mets vs Braves Betting Trends
Mets
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets’ last 9 games.
- NY Mets are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
- NY Mets are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Atlanta.
- NY Mets are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games on the road.
- NY Mets are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’ last 6 games against an opponent in the National League East Division.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets’ last 6 games played on a Thursday.
Braves
- Atlanta are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 9 games against NY Mets.
- Atlanta are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home.
- Atlanta are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of Atlanta’s last 20 games played on a Thursday.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games played on a Thursday when at home.
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Mets vs Braves Pick & Prediction
Last time out, New York took the third game of this series with a 9-7-win Wednesday night. The Mets jumped out to a 4-0 lead, after two innings, but made it a one run game in the seventh after putting up four runs. New York outscored Atlanta 3-2 in the ninth inning to get an important win.
Sterling Marte went 3-5 with two home runs, two RBIs and two runs scored in the win. Vaughn Grissom went 2-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the loss. Max Scherzer improved to 9-2 and Jake Odorizzi fell to 4-5 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.62 ERA, 0.42 WHIP) vs Max Fried (10-4, 2.60 ERA, 1.08 WHIP)