Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Braves -120 / Mets +100 O/U 7.5
Time: 8:05 PM EST Sunday April 25, 2010 on ESPN
Tonight in a NL East match up of a couple teams heading in different directions the New York Mets host the Atlanta Braves. The Mets have won 3 straight and are in 4th place in the NL East 2.5 games back of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Braves have dropped 4 in a row and are in the basement of the NL East 3.5 games back of the Phillies.
The Braves are the only team in the NL East that is under .500.
The Mets look for a sweep in this 3 game series and they won game 2 yesterday 3-1.
This season the Mets are 7-5 at home and the Braves are 3-5 on the road.
The Braves offense could use a lift after scoring only 3 runs in the first 2 games in the series. In the Braves 4-game losing streak the Braves are only hitting .209 and .129 with men in scoring position.
Tonight the Braves look to get back in the win column against a Mets' pitcher that is one of the hottest hurlers in the league. Taking the mound for the Mets is Mike Pelfry (3-0 0.86 ERA), who in his last start gave up 0 earned runs in 7 innings of work to earn the win. On the hill for the Braves is Tommy Hanson (1-1 2.81 ERA), who in his last outing only pitched 4 innings giving up 2 earned runs in a no decision.
Pelfrey is only 2-5 with a 6.09 ERA in 10 appearances against Atlanta, but is riding a career high 19 inning scoreless streak.
Hanson has been solid this season is holding opponents to a .237 batting average and has 18 strikeouts in 16 innings of work.
Dating back to last season Atlanta is 13-6 in Hanson's last 19 starts as a favorite and New York is 5-2 in Pelfrey's last 7 home starts.
New York has started to win, as they are finally hitting and their pitching staff only has a team ERA of 2.09 in their last 8 games and have allowed 2 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 6 games.
The Mets would like a little revenge with a sweep in this series, as they lost 8 of their last 9 games against the Braves last season.
Braves' 3B Chipper Jones felt a pop in his hip in an at bat last night and is likely out for this game and maybe a few more.
Betting Trends
Atlanta is 0-4 in their last 4 games, has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 games, and an Over record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against right-handed starters.
New York is 5-1 in their last 6 games, 5-1 in their last 6 home games, and has an Under record of 6-1-1 in their last 8 home games.
In the last 4 games between these 2 teams in New York the total has gone Under 4 times.
Our Selection : Take the Mets +105 at Bodog.
Future Betting Odds
MLB Handicapping
2011 Future World Series Betting Odds
Did you know that you can bet on who will win the 2011 World Series before the MLB season starts? Check out the wagering odds for each team to win the MLB Championship from Intertops.eu.
MLB Toolbox
