It is game two of the NL East series as the Atlanta Braves face the New York Mets. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Mets prediction and pick.

The Braves enter the series at 22-12, which is good for second in the NL East. They just swept the Red Sox in a two-game series as well. The Mets took two from the Cardinals before this series and saw the last game of the series postponed. They enter the first game of the series sitting at 18-18 on the year, which is tied for third in the NL East. Both teams will be playing on Friday night. The Braves will send Charlie Morton to the mound. He is 2-0 with a 3.50 ERA. The Mets will be sending Jose Quintana to the mound. He is 1-3 with a 5.20 ERA.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Braves-Mets Odds

Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+102)

Moneyline: -168

New York Mets: +1.5 (-122)

Moneyline: +142

Over: 7.5 (-110)

Under: 7.5 (-110)

How to Watch Braves vs. Mets

Time: 4:10 PM ET/ 1:10 PM PT

TV: BSSE/SNY

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Braves are 13th in runs scored, while sitting sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. Marcell Ozuna has been the best on offense for the Braves this year. He is hitting .315 on the year with a .396 on-base percentage. Ozuna has six doubles and 12 home runs, good for 38 RBIs. He has also scored 23 times this year. Leading the team in runs scored is Ronald Acuna Jr. He has scored 31 times this year while stealing 14 bases on the year. He has hit .261 on the year with a .369 on-base percentage. He had six doubles and two home runs, good for eight RBIs.

Austin Riley continues to be great this year. He is hitting .245 on the year with a .314 on-base percentage. Riley has eight doubles, two triples, and three home runs, good for 18 RBIs. He has also scored 20 times. Ozzie Albies has also been solid. He is hitting .290 on the year with a .356 on-base percentage. He had nine doubles and two home runs, good for 18 RBIS and 18 runs scored.

The Braves are tenth in team ERA while sitting 11th in WHIP and 13th in opponent batting average. It will be Max Fried on the mound for this one. He is 2-1 on the year with a 4.23 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. The last time out was rough for Fried. He allowed four runs in seven innings with two home runs. The current Mets have 168 at-bats against Fried. They have hit .232 career, with three home runs and 15 RBIS.

Why The Mets Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Mets are 16th in runs scored this year while sitting 15th in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and 18th in slugging. Brandon Nimmo has been solid this year. He is hitting just .229 on the year with a .377 on-base percentage. He has seven doubles, a triple, and five home runs, good for a team-leading 25 RBIs. Nimmo has scored 20 times this year as well, with two stolen bases. Francisco Lindor is hitting just .211 this year, but he has four stolen bases, and 21 runs scored. He also had seven doubles and six home runs, good for 20 RBIs.

Pete Alonso leads the team in runs scored this year. He is hitting just .212 on the year but with a .297 on-base percentage. Alonso has five doubles and nine home runs this year, leading to 19 RBIs. He has also scored 22 times.  Starling Marte is also having a solid year. He is hitting .269 on the year with a .313 on-base percentage. He has five doubles and four home runs, good for 15 RBIs. Marte has also stolen seven bases and scored 18 times this year.

The Mets are 12th in team ERA, 21st in WHIP, and seventh in opponent batting average. Christian Scott will be on the mound for the Mets. He has made just one start this year, going 6.2 innings, giving up five hits and one run. He took the no-decision in that game. That was the first start of his major league career.

Final Braves-Mets Prediction & Pick

The Mets have had some solid pitching at times this year. Christian Scott was solid in his first major league outing. There is a major difference in this one. In the first start, he faced a solid Rays team but did not get run support. In this one, the run support will most likely be lacking again, but now he is facing one of the best line-ups in baseball. The Braves are a seasoned team who will pick apart this young pitcher. Take the Braves in this one.

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Final Braves-Mets Prediction & Pick: Braves ML (-168)