The New York Mets (30-38) host the Atlanta Braves (45-23) on Friday at Citi Field, beginning at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Mets are favored on the moneyline (-116), while the Braves are -103 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +161 odds. Nolan McLean starts for New York while Atlanta will counter with Spencer Strider.

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Mets vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-116)
• Underdog: Braves (-103)
• Over/under: 8

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have been favored on the moneyline 48 total times this season. They’ve gone 24-24 in those games.
• New York has gone 20-23 (winning 46.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Mets a 53.7% chance to win.
• New York has combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times this season for a 29-33-6 record against the over/under.
• The Mets have covered 41.2% of their games this season, going 28-40-0 against the spread.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto has a team-best batting average of .277, while pacing the Mets in home runs (14).
• In baseball, Soto ranks 24th in homers and 83rd in RBI.
• Carson Benge has nine doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 17 walks while batting .260.
• Benge currently ranks 107th in homers and 128th in RBI in the majors.
• Bo Bichette paces the Mets with 34 runs batted in.
• Marcus Semien is hitting .220 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 17 walks.

Mets pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 9.1 K/9, the fourth-best in the majors.
• New York has a 3.89 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.283).
• The Mets give up the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (64 total, 0.9 per game).
• In its 5-4 win last time out, New York struck out nine Cardinals batters while allowing seven hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won seven, or 50%, of the 14 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Atlanta has a record of 6-2 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -103 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 50.7% chance to win.
• So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 33 of its 68 games with a total.
• The Braves are 40-28-0 against the spread in their 68 chances this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads Atlanta in home runs (19) and runs batted in (50) this season while batting .272.
• Olson’s home run total ranks fifth in the majors, and he is fourth in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has 73 hits and an OBP of .334 to go with a slugging percentage of .444 this season.
• Albies currently ranks 55th in home runs and 49th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Albies has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two doubles, two walks and two RBIs.
• Michael Harris II is batting .306 to lead Atlanta, while adding 13 homers and 40 runs batted in this season.
• Mauricio Dubon is batting .261 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
• Dubon enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double, a home run, two walks and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• Atlanta pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.22.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.170 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Braves have allowed the ninth-fewest home runs this season at just 69, or 1.0 per game.
• Atlanta suffered a 2-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight White Sox batters while allowing eight hits.