Data Skrive:
Matt Olson is on the brink of his 99th RBI of the season for the Atlanta Braves (85-71) as they get set to take on the New York Mets (87-69) on Tuesday. The Braves enter the matchup as -131 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Truist Park at 7:20 p.m. ET, live on SNY. Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach and New York’s Luis Severino have been named the starters for this contest.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Braves to win vs Mets -131
Braves vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-131)
- Underdog: Mets (+112)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 124 games this year and have walked away with the win 70 times (56.5%) in those games.
- Atlanta has a record of 59-42 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 56.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Mets have been the moneyline underdog 60 total times this season. They’ve finished 27-33 in those games.
- New York is 17-14 (winning 54.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +112 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Mets a 47.2% chance to win.
Braves vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 38, runs batted in with 101 and his batting average of .309 is also best on his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Ozuna ranks fifth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging.
- Olson is batting .246 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .464 this season.
- Francisco Lindor leads the Mets with a team-high batting average of .271.
- In all of MLB, Lindor ranks 15th in home runs and 29th in RBI.
- Pete Alonso has hit 34 home runs with 88 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
Braves vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
- The Braves have the first-best ERA (3.53) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.215 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- The nine strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
- New York’s 3.93 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.255).