Braves vs. Mets Prediction
Bartolo Colon will make his Braves debut today against the his former team when the Mets host the Braves. Will the game be low-scoring?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Mets are -195 money line favorites for tonight’s game while the Braves are +175 to pull off the upset. With Colon set to face Jacob deGrom in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 7 runs.
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Freedie Freeman had a three-hit day in Monday’s opening day loss to the Mets. He tripled and had a pair of singles in the loss. He was one of the few Braves who did anything against Mets ace Noah Syndergaard, who worked his way in and out of trouble throughout the game.
Lucas Duda played hero for the Mets on Monday, delivering a bases-clearing double in a 6-0 victory. The Mets plated all six of their runs against the Braves’ bullpen in the bottom of the seventh, with Duda’s double blowing things wide open in the victory.
Bet Tonight’s Braves vs. Mets Game
OUR PICK: The under is a perfect 4-0 in deGrom’s last four starts against the Braves and has cashed in five of the last seven meetings between these two teams in New York. The under is also 5-2 in deGrom’s last seven starts against the National League East and is 5-0 in his last five starts when he faces an opponent with a losing record.
WEDNESDAY MLB FREE PICK: BRAVES/METS UNDER 7