The National League East is up for grabs when the New York Mets (98-60, 47-33 away) visit the Atlanta Braves (99-59, 54-26 home) in the final game of their series Sunday night. Currently, the Braves lead the Mets by one game in the NL East. The loser of the division will occupy the first NL Wild Card spot. This game will air live on ESPN. PointsBet has the opening line at New York +110 and the over at 7.5 runs scored.
Pete Alonso has been mashing this season as he leads New York with 40 home runs and 131 RBIs. Jeff McNeil has a team high .323 batting average on the year. The Mets are hitting .258 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.60 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.
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Austin Riley is having a big season for Atlanta as he leads the team with 38 home runs and Matt Olsen has knocked in 99 RBIs. Dansby Swanson has a team high .278 batting average. The Braves are hitting .253 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.41 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.
Mets vs Braves Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Atlanta took the division lead with a 4-2-win Saturday night. New York took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Matt Olson tied it up for the Braves in the bottom of the fourth inning. New York retook the lead in the top of the fifth, thanks to a Jeff McNeil single, but the Dansby Swanson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth to give Atlanta the lead. Matt Olson added an insurance run with a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning. Atlanta took outhit New York 11-8 in this one.
Jeff McNeil went 2-4 with one RBI in the loss. Dansby Swanson went 2-5 with one home run, two RBIs, and one run scored int eh win. Kyle Wright improved to 21-5, Max Scherzer fell to 11-5, and Kenley Jansen saved his 39th game of the season.
Pitching Matchup: Chris Bassitt (15-8, 3.27 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) vs Charlie Morton (9-6, 4.29 ERA, 1.20 WHIP)
Tonights Pick:
New York is cooling down a bit as they are 9-5 in their past 14 games and 7-5 in their last 12 games played in September. The Mets have struggled in Atlanta as they are just 4-10 in their last 14 road games against the Braves. Atlanta is hot as they are 6-1 in their last seven games overall and 17-6 in their last 23 games against teams from the National League.
I could not see a sweep happening before this series started and I still can’t see that happening. The Mets get the win on Sunday and tie the division up as we head into the final series of the season.
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| NYM | Betting Trends | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 4.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 5.67 | Avg Score | 3.67 |
| 4.33 | Avg Opp Score | 2.33 |
| NYM | Betting Trends | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 1-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
| 5.2 | Avg Score | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | Avg Opp Score | 1.8 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
| 6 | Avg Score | 3.8 |
| 5 | Avg Opp Score | 2.2 |
| NYM | Betting Trends | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 6-4-0 |
| 4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
| 5.3 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 9-1-0 |
| 6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
| 6.4 | Avg Score | 4.4 |
| 4.4 | Avg Opp Score | 2 |
