New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 10/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-115) Atlanta (-105)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (97-59) will meet the New York Mets (98-58) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Mets at -115 and the Braves are priced at -105. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Max Scherzer and Kyle Wright.

New York has a slugging rate of .410 and have struck out 1,166 times, while being walked on 495 occasions. They have amassed 707 RBI's and 1,364 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .258. The Mets have accounted for 265 doubles as a team and have knocked 161 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 744 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332. As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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Mets pitchers have surrendered 160 home runs in addition to 588 runs in total (5th in MLB). They have walked 421 hitters and their FIP is 3.51 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.57 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 3.58 so far this season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,504 hitters.

The Mets have sent 462 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 182 base runners so far this season and 38.5% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 40 saves this season and have not converted 15 of their 55 chances to save the game. The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 132 save situations. The relievers have earned 76 holds so far this season (19th in baseball). Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 133 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,489 innings on the field, which has them ranked 19th in MLB. The New York Mets have earned 4,163 putouts this season, in addition to 1,308 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 3rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 123 double plays.

Scherzer has pitched in 2,676 innings and has racked up 3,189 K's during his career. His earned run average is 3.10 (923 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.073. He has conceded 2,171 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 701 walks. Scherzer (201-101 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.09 while he has gone up against 10,806 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Atlanta has tallied 234 home runs so far this year and 728 runs batted in. They have hit 284 doubles, while walking 454 times as well as putting up 764 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for a team OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season. The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .442 and they score 4.90 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,434 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 1,343 base knocks.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.186 and have a FIP of 3.45 as a squad for the year. They sit at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,171. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 585 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.43 (532 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 (1,503 strikeouts against 484 walks). They have surrendered 141 long balls and they surrender 3.77 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of their 190 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 174 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with base runners. With 184 save situations, the Braves have recorded 103 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 494 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 78 save chances and they have come away with 51 saves.

In 12,564 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Braves have recorded 1,329 assists, 73 errors and have 4,188 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Wright has surrendered 219 hits and he has 230 strikeouts in 245 innings pitched. He has surrendered 113 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and he has faced 1,039 hitters during his pro baseball career. Wright (22-13 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.15 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-115)

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