Tuesday, June 14, 2011

MLB Preview: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves

The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Turner Field.

Jonathon Niese will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Lefthander Niese is 5-5 this season with a 3.51 ERA.

The Braves will counter Niese with Jair Jurrjens. Righthander Jurrjens has a 1.82 ERA to go along with a 8-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 146-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

Last time out for New York, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at -112 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Braves were an 8-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at +105 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.

Team records: New York: 32-34 SU Atlanta: 38-29 SU

New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4

Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 7-3 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 18 of NY Mets's last 25 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Atlanta's last 25 games when playing NY Mets

Next up: Atlanta home to NY Mets, Wednesday, June 15

MLB Preview: New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves

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