Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Friday when the Atlanta Braves (22-12) and New York Mets (18-18) take the field at 7:10 PM ET, live on SNY. Marcell Ozuna has 12 home runs for the Braves (-156 favorites on the moneyline) while Pete Alonso has four homers this season for the Mets (+132). Charlie Morton gets the starting nod for Atlanta while Jose Quintana is New York’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.82
Braves to win vs Mets -156
Braves vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-156)
- Underdog: Mets (+132)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Braves have been victorious in 22, or 68.8%, of the 32 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Atlanta has a record of 15-7 when favored by -156 or more this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 60.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Mets have won seven of the 16 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (43.8%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +132 or longer, New York has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 43.1%.
Braves vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.315), home runs (12) and runs batted in (38) this season.
- Among hitters in MLB, Ozuna is first in homers and first in RBI.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. is batting .261 with an OBP of .369 and a slugging percentage of .351 this season.
- Brandon Nimmo has racked up a team-high 25 runs batted in.
- Nimmo ranks 57th in homers and 20th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Francisco Lindor is batting .211 with seven doubles, six home runs and 13 walks.
Braves vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Braves have the 10th-best ERA (3.57) in the majors this season.
- The Braves rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.226 WHIP this season.
- The Mets pitching staff is third in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- New York’s 3.72 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets average MLB’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.318).