Braves-Mets Odds Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets meet at Citi Field. The Braves will give the ball to starter Jair Jurrjens in this one. Righthander Jurrjens is 3-2 this season with a 2.01 ERA. It'll be Michael Pelfrey toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Righthander Pelfrey is 4-0 with a 5.46 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt Diaz was 3-for-5 with two runs batted in, as the Braves dumped the Mets 8-3 on Monday night. Atlanta won as +160 road underdogs as the game played over the 7-run total set by oddsmakers. Casey Kotchman went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Braves, while winning pitcher Derek Lowe gave up two runs over 6 2-3 innings for Atlanta. Omir Santos knocked in two runs for New York, as Johan Santana took the loss despite allowing no earned runs over 6 1-3 innings for the Mets. Current streak: Atlanta has won 3 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 16-16 SU New York: 17-14 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing NY Mets Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games Next up: NY Mets home to Atlanta, Wednesday, May 13