Sports Betting: MLB Picks Mets vs Braves

The New York Mets travel down south on Tuesday as they take on the Atlanta Braves at 7:10pm EST from Turner field. Sports betting odds makers have the Mets -106 favorites in MLB picks vs the Braves -104 while online sportsbooks have the over/under total sitting at 7.5 UNDER -115. The Mets will send Johan Santana to the mound tonight while Kris Medlen will get the ball for the Braves. Santana has gone 3-2 this season with a 3.88 while Medlen has gone 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA this year. The Mets outlasted the Braves on Monday night winning 3-2 as +130 underdogs in MLB odds behind Rod Barajas who went 2-4 and drove in two runs.

Mike Pelfrey lasted 7 and 2/3rd innings to be the first Mets pitcher to win a game this month and helped New York to snap a five game losing streak. "We needed to go out there and stop what was going on. Put a halt to it," said Barajas after snapping the losing streak. Santana will have his hands full though to help the Mets win their second straight game since he is only 1-4 in his last seven starts against Atlanta. Heading into tonight's game, New York has gone 19-20 in sports betting odds for the season, 4-6 when playing on Tuesday and 6-4 after a win.

Medlin will get the start in Atlanta since Jair Jurrjen is suffering from a hamstring injury. In his last appearance as a starter against the Phillies, Medlen allowed one run with nine hits in 4/13 innings. The Atlanta bats will need to start swinging as the 3, 4 and 5 hitters went a combined 0-9 in Monday's loss. "We just couldn't get the big hit when we needed it," Braves manager Bobby Cox said after the loss. "Pelfrey pitched well. Lowe did, too. Four hits is pretty good for seven innings." Heading into tonight's game, the Braves have gone 18-20 in sports betting odds for the season, 3-7 when playing on Tuesday and 5-5 after a loss.

Atlanta is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games when playing at home against Mets and 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games overall. New York is 4-8 straight up in their last 12 games when playing the Braves and 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games when playing Atlanta. The sports betting total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Braves last 5 games when playing the Mets, OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games and OVER in 8 of New York's last 12 games overall. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the New York Mets -115 favorites on the road against the Atlanta Braves EV money with a total of 7.5 UNDER -130.