New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+120) Atlanta (-140)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (52-36) will meet the New York Mets (54-33) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has New York at +120 and Atlanta opens at -140. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chris Bassitt and Charlie Morton.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 653 times, while drawing a walk on 263 occasions. They have earned 395 runs batted in in addition to 751 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .255. The Mets have recorded 138 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 86 balls out of the park. They have tallied 413 runs and have an on-base percentage of .326. As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which is 4th in baseball.

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Mets pitchers have conceded 96 home runs in addition to 340 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 245 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.69 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. The Mets have a team earned run average of 3.73 this year (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 820 batters.

The Mets bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 91 save situations. The relievers have inherited 114 base runners on the campaign with 39.5% of them earned a run for their team. Mets pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 85 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 266 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have earned 54 holds on the campaign (10th in the league). They have compiled 24 saves so far this year and have blown 12 out of their 36 save opportunities.

The New York Mets have 2,324 putouts for the season, as well as 738 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 71 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 6,972 innings, which ranks them 14th in pro baseball.

Bassitt has thrown 651 innings and has totaled 602 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.54 (256 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.202. He has conceded 578 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 205 walks. Bassitt (37-31 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.85 while he has gone up against 2,739 opposing hitters in the majors.

Atlanta is sitting with 134 long balls on the year to go along with 398 RBIs. They have tallied 166 doubles, while getting a free base 258 times and scoring 417 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .250 this year. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .443 and they are recording 4.74 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 815 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 750 hits.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.234 with a FIP of 3.42 as a unit for the year. They come in at 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 685. The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 348 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.57 (314 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.91 (846 strikeouts vs 291 walks). They have conceded 73 long balls and they yield 3.96 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Atlanta has had relief pitchers enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves. They sit at 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 280 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.6% out of their 117 inherited base runners. With 106 save situations, the Braves have recorded 56 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Braves have racked up 769 assists, 37 errors and have a tally of 2,374 putouts this season. Out of their 7,122 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Morton has conceded 1,619 hits while totaling 1,600 strikeouts in 1,719 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 766 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.297 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and he has gone up against 7,352 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Morton (112-98 career mark) holds a 4.01 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (+120)

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