Mets vs. Braves Prediction
Will the Mets and Braves play a high-scoring game tonight at 7:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Mets are -111 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +101 to pull off the upset. With Matt Harvey set to face Julio Teheran in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sitting at 10 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Harvey struggled again Friday against the Pirates, giving up six runs in five-plus innings of work. It looked like perhaps Harvey had turned a corner in his last outing, but he was in trouble from the start in this one. After loading the bases in the first inning, he was fortunate to escape with only one run scoring. He wasn’t so fortunate in the fourth inning, as Elias Diaz delivered a bases-clearing double. Harvey ended up giving up five hits (including a solo homer to Josh Bell) and four walks while striking out five. He’s sitting on a 5.43 ERA through 11 starts and is simply tough to trust in fantasy leagues at this stage.
Teheran allowed seven earned runs over five innings but got a win Sunday versus the Reds. Teheran surrendered 11 hits and walked two, but Reds starter Amir Garrett was even worse in the afternoon slugfest at Great American Ball Park. Teheran now stands 5-4 on the season with a 5.40 ERA. He’ll face the Mets at home in his next scheduled start.
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OUR PREDICTION: The over is a perfect 6-0 in the last six meetings between these two teams and is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Atlanta. The over is also 4-1 in Teheran’s last five outings versus the Mets, are 4-0 in his last four starts overall, and are 4-1 in his last five home starts. On the other side, the over is 16-4-3 in the Mets’ last 23 road games, is 5-1-2 in Harvey’s last eight starts overall, and is 12-3-1 in his last 16 starts when their opponent allows two runs or less in their previous game.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: METS/BRAVES OVER 10