Mets Vs Braves: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 6, 2022

The New York Mets (67-39) host the Atlanta Braves (63-43) on Saturday at 1:10 PM ET. New York’s (-135 to win) David Peterson and Atlanta’s (+114) Jake Odorizzi will take the mound first.

The betting facts in this article are based off odds valid as of August 6, 2022 at 11:25 AM ET.

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Mets vs Braves Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Mets Probable Starter David Peterson

• The Mets will send Peterson (5-2) out to make his 14th start of the season. He is 5-2 with a 3.54 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 73 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance — out of the bullpen on Wednesday, July 27 — the left-hander tossed zero innings against the New York Yankees, giving up two earned runs while surrendering one hit.
• The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.54, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
• Peterson has three quality starts under his belt this season.
• The opposing Braves offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is seventh in the league with 908 total hits and fourth in MLB play with 512 runs scored. It has the second-ranked slugging percentage (.443) and ranks second in home runs (165) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 6, 2022 at 11:25 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Braves Stats vs Peterson

Braves Probable Starter Jake Odorizzi

• Odorizzi (4-3) will take to the mound for the Braves and make his 13th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday with the Houston Astros, when he threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up two hits against the Seattle Mariners.
• The 32-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 3.75, a 2.706 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.150.
• He has four quality starts in 12 chances this season.
• The Mets rank fifth in MLB with 504 runs scored this season. They have a .258 batting average this campaign with 111 home runs (15th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 6, 2022 at 11:25 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Mets Stats vs Odorizzi

Mets Betting Trends

• The Mets have won 67.9% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (53-25).
• New York is 35-18 (winning 66% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
• The Mets have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.4% in this game.
• New York has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 55 times this season for a 55-45-6 record against the over/under.
• The Mets have gone 57-49-0 against the spread this season.

Braves Betting Trends

• The Braves have entered the game as underdogs 23 times this season and won eight, or 34.8%, of those games.
• Atlanta has a record of 3-4 when they’re set as an underdog of +114 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Braves.
• Atlanta and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 54 of their 107 opportunities.
• The Braves are 53-54-0 against the spread in their 107 chances this season.

Mets Players to Watch

• Pete Alonso has racked up 109 hits with a .551 slugging percentage, both team-best marks for the Mets. He’s batting .278 with 20 doubles, 29 home runs and 42 walks.
• Among the qualified batters in MLB play, Alonso ranks 39th in batting average, 32nd in on-base percentage, and sixth in slugging.
• Alonso has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, three home runs, four walks and six RBI.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .262 with 16 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 44 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Lindor ranks 61st in batting average, 57th in on-base percentage, and 48th in slugging.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .272 with 20 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs and 39 walks.
• Starling Marte is hitting .298 with 19 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 18 walks.
• Marte heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with two RBI.

Mets Batting Stats (2022)

Braves Players to Watch

• Austin Riley leads Atlanta in OBP (.359) and total hits (122) this season.
• Among all the qualifying batters in MLB, Riley’s batting average is 21st, his on-base percentage ranks 29th, and he is fifth in slugging percentatge.
• Matt Olson is slugging .489 while driving in 69 runs and batting .248 this season.
• Olson is 94th in batting average, 61st in on-base percentage and 24th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Dansby Swanson has hit 15 homers with a team-high .466 SLG this season.
• Marcell Ozuna has 19 home runs, 42 RBI and a batting average of .219 this season.

Braves Batting Stats (2022)

Mets vs Braves Player Props

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