Its Wednesday, June 18 and the Mets (45-28) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (32-39) in Game 2 of their series.
Paul Blackburn is slated to take the mound for New York against Chris Sale for Atlanta.
The Braves took the series opener last night, 5-4, in ten innings. Austin Riley stroked a sacrifice fly to walk it off for Atlanta in the tenth. The Mets led 4-1 after seven innings but could not close out the game.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Mets at Braves
- Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
- Time: 7:15PM EST
- Site: Truist Park
- City: Atlanta, GA
- Network/Streaming: SNY, FDSNSO
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Odds for the Mets at the Braves
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Mets (+154), Braves (-186)
- Spread: Braves -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Mets at Braves
- Pitching matchup for June 18, 2025: Paul Blackburn vs. Chris Sale
- Mets: Paul Blackburn (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
Last outing: 6/13 vs. Tampa Bay – 0.1IP, 4ER, 4H, 0BB, 0Ks - Braves: Chris Sale (4-4, 2.79 ERA)
Last outing: 6/9 at Milwaukee – 7IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 11Ks
- Mets: Paul Blackburn (0-0, 6.75 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Mets at Braves
- The Mets have won 4 of their last 5 road games against teams with losing records
- The Over is 4-1 in the Braves’ last 5 matchups against NL East teams
- The Mets have covered the Run Line in 9 straight road games
- Chris Sale has struck out 21 opposing hitters over his last 2 starts and has not struck out fewer than 8 in an appearance since April 25
- Juan Soto opened the series last night going 2-3 with a home run to improve his batting average in June to .340
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Mets and the Braves
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Mets and the Braves:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New York Mets at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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