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Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Sunday when the Atlanta Braves (24-12) and New York Mets (18-20) take the field at 7:10 PM ET, live on ESPN. Marcell Ozuna has 12 home runs for the Braves (-126 favorites on the moneyline) while Pete Alonso has four homers this season for the Mets (+106). Atlanta’s Bryce Elder and New York’s Luis Severino have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.87
Braves to win vs Mets -126
Braves vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-126)
- Underdog: Mets (+106)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 34 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (70.6%) in those games.
- Atlanta has a record of 22-9 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -126 or more on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 55.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Mets have been the moneyline underdog 18 total times this season. They’ve gone 7-11 in those games.
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, New York has a 6-7 record (winning 46.2% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Mets have an implied win probability of 48.5%.
Braves vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna is batting .319 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
- Of all MLB batters, Ozuna is 11th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has 36 hits and an OBP of .359 to go with a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
- Brandon Nimmo has racked up a team-best 25 runs batted in.
- In all of MLB, Nimmo is 63rd in homers and 27th in RBI.
- Francisco Lindor is hitting .207 with seven doubles, seven home runs and 13 walks.
Braves vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.45 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.201 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- The Mets pitching staff is third in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- New York has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.74).
- The Mets have the 20th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.313).