New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+172) Atlanta (-205)

The Atlanta Braves (6-2) will compete against the New York Mets (3-6) at Truist Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New York at +172 while Atlanta is sitting at -205. The over/under is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Adrian Houser and Reynaldo Lopez.

New York has a slugging rate of .290 and have been rung up 71 times, while being walked on 31 occasions. They have compiled 24 RBI's and 58 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .193. The Mets have compiled 8 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 7 balls out of the park. They have earned 25 runs and have an OBP of .285. As a squad, the New York Mets are compiling 2.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 29th in MLB.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 2.71 on the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 91 batters. Mets pitchers have allowed 6 home runs in addition to 38 total runs (10th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 38 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.52 as a team for the season. New York has allowed 68 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 25 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Mets relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 11 base runners so far this year and 18.2% of those players earned a run for their team. Mets bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 9 times as well as having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 33 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds over the course of the season (4th in the league). They have compiled 2 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 out of their 4 save chances.

The New York Mets are sitting with 249 putouts for the season, in addition to 67 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .972 which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball, and they have turned 9 double plays. The Mets have converted 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 747 innings, which ranks them 21st in the majors.

Houser has taken the ball for 544 frames and is sitting with 442 strikeouts so far in his career. Houser (31-34 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.18 while he has faced 2,330 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.98 (241 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.356. He has given up 523 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 215 walks.

The Braves hold a slugging % of .532 and they earn 7.00 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 27 two-baggers, while getting a free base 24 times and putting up 56 runs. Atlanta has knocked in 13 home runs on the year as well as 54 runs batted in. They have struck out on 70 instances (24th in MLB) and have recorded 88 hits. The Atlanta Braves hold a team on-base percentage of .354 as well as a batting average of .300 so far this year.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.200 in addition to having a FIP of 3.60 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (68 strikeouts against 26 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 58. They have relinquished 6 home runs and they yield 3.86 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 30 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.73 (29 earned runs yielded).

Atlanta has had relievers enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 27 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 7 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 7 inherited runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Braves have 4 holds and also 1 blown save.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .996 (1st in baseball). The Braves have accrued 70 assists, 1 error and have 210 putouts this year. In their 630 innings played, the Braves are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (8th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Lopez has allowed 639 hits while tallying 622 strikeouts in 685 innings. He has given up a total of 327 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.298 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and he has gone up against 2,914 hitters in his pro baseball career. Lopez (39-49 career record) has earned a 4.29 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+172)

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