New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+135) Atlanta (-155)

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (52-35) will play the New York Mets (53-33) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Mets at +135 while the Braves are at -155. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be David Peterson and Spencer Strider.

As a unit, the New York Mets are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They are sitting with 409 runs scored and have an OBP of .325. The Mets have hit 135 doubles as a squad and have smacked 85 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 391 runs batted in as well as 742 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .255. New York is slugging .400 and have struck out 645 times, while being walked on 257 occasions.

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Mets pitchers have conceded 95 home runs and also 339 runs (6th in the league). They have walked 245 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.71 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.29 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 807 batters.

The Mets relievers have earned a save percentage of 65.7% and stepped onto the hill in 89 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 114 runners this year with 39.5% of those players crossed the plate. Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 85 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 264 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have 53 holds so far this season (11th in the league). They have 23 saves so far this year and have blown 12 out of their 35 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have 2,297 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 735 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and they have twisted 71 double plays. The Mets have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 6,891 innings, which ranks them 14th in baseball.

Peterson (13-9 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.44 while he has gone up against 754 batters in the majors. He has allowed 152 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 80 free passes. His ERA is 4.24 (84 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.301. Peterson has taken the mound for 178 innings and has accounted for 176 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .445 and they are earning 4.78 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have notched 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 258 times as well as notching 416 runs. Atlanta has tallied 133 HRs this year as well as 397 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 802 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 745 hits. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated a team OBP of .316 as well as a batting average of .251 so far this year.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.229 with a FIP of 3.40 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.94 (838 strikeouts against 285 walks). They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 676. They have given up 72 homers and they surrender 3.96 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 344 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.57 (310 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 106 save situations, the Braves have earned 56 holds and 18 blown saves. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations in addition to 79 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.6% out of their 117 inherited base runners. They rank 15th in the league with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 277 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 7,041 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 65 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Braves have 757 assists, 37 errors and have accumulated 2,347 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Strider has allowed 41 hits while accumulating 102 K's in 68 frames. He has given up 20 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.985 and a FIP of 2.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.92 and he has gone up against 270 batters so far in his MLB career. Strider (5-2 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 2.65 ERA while giving up 5.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (+135)

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