Mets-Braves Lines Preview

The division rival New York Mets and Atlanta Braves are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Turner Field.

The Mets will trot Michael Pelfrey out to the mound in this one. Righthander Pelfrey has a 7-4 record and a 4.47 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Braves will be Jair Jurrjens. The righthander has a 2.91 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Braves opened their four-game series with a 5-3 victory over the Mets on Thursday, as -200 favorites. The game’s eight runs went UNDER the night’s posted over/under (9).

Garret Anderson led the Braves with three hits, including a solo home run. Manny Acosta tossed one inning of relief for the win, and Rafael Soriano closed out the ninth with his 13^th save.

Gary Sheffield drove in one run and scored another for the Mets, who were +180 underdogs in that game. Pedro Feliciano allowed the winning run in relif to suffer the loss.

Team records:
New York: 42-46 SU
Atlanta: 44-45 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
NY Mets are 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Next up:
Atlanta home to NY Mets, Saturday, July 18