Baseball Betting: The Atlanta Braves should have the pitching edge in Tuesday as they visit the New York Mets. Julio Teheran is expected to get the start for the Braves and he has been really good all season for the team. The Braves are in a battle with the Washington Nationals for the top spot in the National League East while the Mets are already out of contention. The Braves should be road favorites in this Tuesday contest. Here is a look at the matchup and baseball picks.
Probable Pitchers – Teheran vs. deGrom
Julio Teheran could be headed for the All-Star Game in a little over a week. He is 8-5 on the season with a 2.29 ERA. He has made eight starts this season where he allowed one run or less. He has been outstanding against the NL East this season with a 1.79 ERA in nine starts. Somehow he has lost five games this season even though his ERA is near two. He has a 2-0 record in his career against the Mets with a 2.60 ERA.
Jacob deGrom has pitched pretty well but has very little to show for his efforts as his record is 1-5. His overall ERA is 3.77. He is 1-1 in his last three starts with a 2.41 ERA. He has thrown five innings previously against the Braves with an 0-1 record and a 5.40 ERA.
Game Notes
Atlanta had taken six of the last ten in this series before Monday’s contest. The teams just played a series in Atlanta last week and it was all Braves. The Mets have been more competitive at home in the series, splitting the last ten meetings. Three of the last four have gone under. The Braves have been decent on the road this season as they won 24 of their first 44 road contests and the Mets have been poor at home with a below .500 record.
Baseball Picks
This looks to be a low scoring game that the Braves will win so we’ll go with the Atlanta Braves minus the small number and the game to go under the total.
