Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/02/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Monday, May 2, 2022

Venue:  Citi Field, Queens, NY 

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Mets -115; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Mets -115; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Mets -115; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

 

Atlanta Braves:  10-13 (4th place, NL East)

New York Mets:  16-7 (1st place, NL East)

 

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Atlanta Braves:  4-6 last 10

New York Mets:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Braves are coming into this game with a 10-13 record overall and they are 4-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Texas Rangers 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Mets on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday. Kyle Muller was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Charlie Morton is on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 1-2 with a 7.00 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 1 K on 4 hits in 2.1 IP against the Chicago Cubs. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging just over 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 13 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Mets are coming into this game with a 16-7 record overall and they are 7-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 4-game series with the Braves on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday. Max Scherzer was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Chris Bassitt will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA this season. His team won all 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 10 Ks on 2 hits in 7 IP against the St. Louis Cardinals. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Mets are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well to start the season and they are currently one of the best teams in the MLB with the best record so far. They have a very good pitching staff that can keep games very low scoring but they also have a great lineup that can hit the ball well and score runs when they need to. They have already come back from some deficits and very late in games as well. They are going up against a Braves side that is really feeling that hangover from the World Series last season as they are below .500 this season through more than 20 games already. They have not been hitting the ball well which was a bit of a problem last season but their pitching has also had problems this season and that is their strength. The Mets are just a much stronger team this season and they will have no problems winning this game with Bassit on the mound here at home. The best bet in this game is on the Mets to win here.

 

Braves Mets Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, May 2, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Mets 6 Braves 1.

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Atlanta Braves: 152-119 (+5.6 Units) ML in all games. 70-58 (+9.4 Units) ML in road games. 36-25 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

New York Mets: 118-126 (-33.8 Units) ML in all games. 66-54 (-7.6 Units) ML in home games. 24-16 UNDER at home when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Atlanta Braves:  M. Pina (C) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury. E. Rosario (LF) Late July - Eye injury. M. Soroka (SP) Mid July - Achilles injury.

New York Mets:  S. Reid-Foley (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow J. deGrom (SP) Late May - Shoulder J. Curtiss (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow

 

 

 

"Nothing seemed to go his way. I see improvement over last year." - Brian Snitker on his team’s loss against the Rangers on Sunday.

 

 

"You know where he's going to end up at the end of the year. He hasn't been there yet. He hurt us tonight." - Buck Showalter after his team’s loss against the Phillies on Saturday.

 

 

 

Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) DH

Matt Olson (L) 1B

Austin Riley (R) 3B

Marcell Ozuna (R) LF

Ozzie Albies (S) 2B

Adam Duvall (R) CF

Travis Demeritte (R) RF

William Contreras (R) C

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

 

Brandon Nimmo (L) CF

Francisco Lindor (S) SS

Jeff McNeil (L) LF

Pete Alonso (R) DH

Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B

Dominic Smith (L) 1B

Starling Marte (R) RF

Luis Guillorme (L) 2B

Tomas Nido (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Travis Demeritte (.375)

Hits:  Matt Olson (25)

Home Runs:  Ozzie Albies (6)

RBI:  Austin Riley (13)

Stolen Bases:  Ozzie Albies (2)

Wins:  Kyle Wright (3)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (6)

ERA:  Jesse Chavez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Mark Canha (.345)

Hits:  Francisco Lindor (24)

Home Runs:  Francisco Lindor (4)

RBI:  Pete Alonso (17)

Stolen Bases:  Starling Marte (4)

Wins:  Tylor Megill (4)

Saves:  Edwin Diaz (4)

ERA:  Drew Smith (0.00)

 

Managers:

Atlanta Braves: Brian Snitker (7th season)

New York Mets: Buck Showalter (1st season)