New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/16/2022

Game Time: 7:20 pm ET, Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Venue:  Truist Park, Atlanta, GA 

Where to Watch:  BSSO

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mets +100, Braves -120; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mets +100, Braves -120; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mets +100, Braves -120; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

New York Mets:  75-40 (1st place, NL East)

Atlanta Braves:  70-46 (2nd place, NL East)

 

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New York Mets:  8-2 last 10

Atlanta Braves:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Mets enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 75-40 record overall and have a road record of 35-21. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Braves on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .739 OPS. Carlos Carrasco is their starting pitcher on Monday while Taijuan Walker is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 10-3 with a 3.43 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits through 6 IP against the Cincinnati Reds. 

 

The Braves enter this game on a 6 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Miami Marlins 4-0 completing the sweep in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 70-46 record overall and have a home record of 37-22. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Mets on Tuesday with the 1st game still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 3rd in the MLB with a .759 OPS. Spencer Strider is their starting pitcher on Monday while Charlie Morton is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 5-5 with a 4.26 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 3 HRs, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 6 hits through 6 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

The current betting odds have the Mets listed as a slight underdog in this game. They have been playing very well in their recent games as they have gone on a big win streak now. They have also been all over the Braves in recent games as they have won the last 2 series against them, including a 4-1 series win in their last one just about a week ago. The Braves have also been playing well recently but they have been winning a lot of games against bad teams that are not playing well while the Mets are beating good teams over .500 like the Braves and the Phillies. The Mets have also been great against division opponents this season and Walker has been very good as a starter for them as he does not allow many runs in his starts. The Braves have Morton starting here and he has not been great this season, allowing a lot of runs in most of his starts this season. The Mets offense is very hot right now and they will keep on scoring runs on Morton here while the Braves have struggled on offense recently and the Mets have been pitching very well in all of their games. The best way to place a bet here is on the Mets to win this game.

 

Mets Braves Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, August 16, 2022 (7:20 pm ET start time) is Mets 7 Braves 3.

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New York Mets: 75-40 (+23.5 Units) ML in all games. 35-21 (+9.6 Units) ML in road games. 26-16 OVER when the money line is +125 to -125.

Atlanta Braves: 13-20 (-7.7 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 37-32 (-11.9 Units) ML at home when the total is 9 to 9.5. 30-15 OVER against division opponents.

 

 

New York Mets:  T. Megill (SP) Early Sept - Shoulder. T. Hunter (RP) Out indefinitely - Back. S. Reid-Foley (RP) out for season - Elbow.

Atlanta Braves:  E. Adrianza (LF) Out indefinitely - Illness. O. Arcia (SS) Mid Sept - Hamstring. O. Albies (2B) Early Sept - Foot.

 

 

 

"To me, that's the story of this series. The way our guys pitched, boy, they were just solid." - Buck Showalter after his team’s win against the Phillies on Sunday.

 

 

“His knee was sore (Saturday) night. He came in, got treated up and was ready to go. He told me after he pinch hit, ‘I’m going to play the outfield.’ It’s good to get him off his legs.” - Brian Snitker after his team’s win against the Marlins on Sunday.

 

 

 

Brandon Nimmo (L) CF

Starling Marte (R) RF

Francisco Lindor (S) SS

Pete Alonso (R) 1B

Daniel Vogelbach (L) DH

Mark Canha (R) LF

Luis Guillorme (L) 3B

Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

James McCann (R) C

 

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Vaughn Grissom (R) 2B

Austin Riley (R) 3B

Matt Olson (L) 1B

William Contreras (R) C

Robbie Grossman (S) RF

Eddie Rosario (L) LF

Marcell Ozuna (R) DH

Michael Harris II (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Khalil Lee (.500)

Hits:  Pete Alonso (119)

Home Runs:  Pete Alonso (29)

RBI:  Pete Alonso (97)

Stolen Bases:  Starling Marte (15)

Wins:  Carlos Carrasco (13)

Saves:  Edwin Diaz (27)

ERA:  Edwin Diaz (1.33)

 

Batting Average:  Chadwick Tromp (.750)

Hits:  Austin Riley (131)

Home Runs:  Austin Riley (30)

RBI:  Matt Olson (75)

Stolen Bases:  Ronald Acuna (25)

Wins:  Kyle Wright (14)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (27)

ERA:  William Woods (0.00)

 

Managers:

New York Mets: Buck Showalter (1st season)

Atlanta Braves: Brian Snitker (7th season)