Mets-Braves Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday when they battle the New York Mets at Turner Field.

Ace lefthander Johan Santana will take the mound for the Mets to start this game. Santana is 10-7 this season with a 3.09 ERA.

It’ll be Kenshin Kawakami toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Kawakami is 5-6 with a 4.26 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Jair Jurrjens allowed just two hits over six scoreless innings as the Braves crushed the Mets 11-0 on Friday, as -205 favorites. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).

Brian McCann belted a two-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Braves. Jurrjens improved to 8-7 with the win.

Mike Pelfrey was rocked for nine hits and nine runs over 4 1-3 innings in the loss for the Mets, who were +185 underdogs.

Current streak:
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 42-47 SU
Atlanta: 45-45 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

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

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Mets’s last 21 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Mets are 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
NY Mets are 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Next up:
Atlanta home to NY Mets, Sunday, July 19