The New York Mets (64-55) play the Atlanta Braves (51-68) a game after Francisco Alvarez hit a pair of home runs in a 13-5 win over the Braves. The Mets are favored (-192) in this matchup with the Braves (+159), which begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Thursday. New York’s Kodai Senga gets the start against Atlanta’s Bryce Elder.

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Mets vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-192)
• Underdog: Braves (+159)
• Over/under: 8.5

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have won 61.4% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (51-32).
• New York has an 18-4 record (winning 81.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -192 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Mets a 65.8% chance to win.
• New York has had an over/under set by bookmakers 119 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 53 of those games (53-61-5).
• The Mets have covered 46.2% of their games this season, going 55-64-0 ATS.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto has launched a team-best 28 home runs.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Soto’s home run total ranks seventh and his RBI tally ranks 33rd.
• Soto brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with three home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Pete Alonso has shown off his power as he leads his team with 28 home runs and 96 RBI, with a team-high .267 batting average.
• Alonso ranks seventh in homers and third in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Alonso has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .286 with three doubles, three home runs and five RBIs.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .243 with 22 doubles, 21 home runs and 39 walks.
• Brandon Nimmo has 21 doubles, 20 home runs and 40 walks while batting .251.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets pitching staff is seventh in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has a 3.72 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.314).
• Mets pitchers combine to surrender the second-fewest home runs in baseball (108 total, 0.9 per game).
• New York struck out nine Braves batters while allowing eight hits in a 13-5 win in its last game.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won eight, or 23.5%, of the 34 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Atlanta has played as an underdog of +159 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 38.6% chance of a victory for the Braves.
• So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of its 118 games with a total.
• The Braves are 48-70-0 against the spread in their 118 chances this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads Atlanta in home runs with 19, runs batted in with 71 and his batting average of .264 is also best on his team.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Olson ranks 46th in homers and 23rd in RBI.
• Olson enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Marcell Ozuna is slugging .422 this season, with a team-best 19 homers while driving in 56 runs.
• Ozuna is 46th overall in home runs and 70th in RBI this season.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 101 base hits, an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .322 this season.
• Albies takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a double and an RBI.
• Michael Harris II is batting .244 with an OBP of .266 and a slugging percentage of .395 this season.
• Harris has safely hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• Atlanta has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.30) in the majors this season.
• The Braves rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.292 WHIP this season.
• With 139 homers allowed, the Braves rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Atlanta pitchers struck out four Mets hitters while allowing 16 base hits in a 13-5 loss its last time out.