New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+105) Atlanta (-125)

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (70-46) will attempt to defeat the New York Mets (75-40) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Mets at +105 and the Braves are sitting at -125. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Taijuan Walker and Charlie Morton.

The Mets have hit 195 doubles as a team and have hit 116 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging rate of .409 and have struck out 869 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are earning 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have accrued 525 RBI's as well as 1,011 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .259. They have notched a total of 552 runs and have an OBP of .330.

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Mets pitchers have allowed 121 home runs and 419 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 313 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.57 as a squad for the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.53 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18. The Mets have an earned run average of 3.45 this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,104 hitters.

Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 101 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 64 holds for the season (12th in MLB). The Mets relievers have a save percentage of 70.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 112 save situations. They have 33 saves this season and have blown 14 of their 47 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 137 runners for the season and 38.7% of them crossed home plate. The Mets have dispatched 340 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Mets have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,249 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have a total of 3,083 putouts this season, in addition to 976 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 6th in pro baseball, and have earned 96 double plays.

Walker has taken the ball for 851 innings and has earned 759 strikeouts in his career. Walker (52-48 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.22 while he has faced 3,577 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.90 (369 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.228. He has surrendered 775 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 270 walks.

The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .444 and they average 4.80 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 217 doubles, while taking a walk 332 times as well as scoring 557 runs. Atlanta has 177 HRs on the campaign as well as 530 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,078 occasions (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 994 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for a team OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .251 this season.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.46 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.96 (1,106 strikeouts vs 374 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 906. They have conceded 100 homers and they yield 3.99 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 460 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.63 (419 earned runs given up).

Atlanta has had relievers enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have recorded 41 saves. They sit at 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 65.1%, and they have sent 363 relievers onto the field this season. Their relievers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with runners on. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.0% of 150 inherited base runners. With 137 save situations, the Braves have recorded 71 holds and 22 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 83 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in pro baseball). The Braves have racked up 1,004 assists, 52 errors and are sitting with 3,115 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,345 innings played, the Braves have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Morton has allowed 1,642 hits while he has totaled 1,633 strikeouts in 1,747 innings. He has allowed a total of 780 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.294 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and he has gone up against 7,472 hitters so far in his MLB career. Morton (112-100 career mark) has a 4.02 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+105)

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