New York Mets at Atlanta Braves 8/21/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
MLB: 7:20 PM EST
Aug. 21, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : ATL -191 ; O/U 10
The New York Mets continue a road trip Monday night with game one of three in Atlanta against the Atlanta Braves. New York is eight games below .500 coming into Monday riding a four-game win streak after an 11 run win against Saint Louis. David Peterson will get the ball and make his 20 first appearance on the year for New York. Thus far this season Peterson is four games below .500 with a 5.45 ERA after giving up 45 runs across 72.2 innings of action.
Offensively New York has been lackluster carrying a .238 team average as the Mets have scored 550 runs on 976 hits this season. Pete Alonso leads the New York offense with 38 home runs and 93 RBIs on the year. Brandon Nimmo is the most consistent bat with a .268 batting average to go along with a tremendous .366 on base percentage.
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The Atlanta Braves come into Monday as the number one team in baseball with eighty wins on the year riding a 5 game win streak after a one run win over the San Francisco Giants. The Braves offense carried the load for the team against San Francisco on Saturday compiling 11 hits and 34 at bats to score six runs. Eddie Rosario was the star of the game with four hits in four at bats including a two run eighth inning home run to give Atlanta the lead. Ronald Acuna, Travis D’arnaud, and Orlando Arcia sparked the offense as well driving in one run each.
As a team this season Atlanta is the top offensive unit in baseball after scoring 712 runs on 1146 hits in 122 games played. The Atlanta power has been dominate as well as the Braves carry a .500 slugging percentage after hitting 234 home runs this season. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the team with a .333 batting average, while Matt Olson leads the team with 43 home runs and 108 RBIs.
Recent Betting Trends:
* NY Mets are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
* NY Mets are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
* The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games.
* Atlanta are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
* Atlanta are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Free Betting Pick: Atlanta Braves -1.5
The Atlanta Braves are on quite the tear coming into Monday and will continue to roll. Look for Atlanta to control this game from the opening pitch leading to the win. The Braves have dominated this matchup all year and will do so again Monday in game 1 of the new series. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win and cover 7-1.