<p>After taking the opener of this big NL East series Monday night, the Braves look to pick up another game on the first-place Mets Tuesday night. Veteran Charlie Morton hits the hill for the home team here against Taijuan Walker for the visitors.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Tuesday's baseball betting lines opened Atlanta at around -145 over the Mets, with an over/under of 8.5 runs. Both figures were holding steady in the early betting action.</p>
<h2>Mets-Braves MLB Betting Preview</h2>
<p>Atlanta took the opener of this series Monday night 13-1. The Braves rapped out 15 hits, eight for extra bases, while getting a quality five innings from starter Spencer Strider on their way to victory.</p>
<p>Atlanta won as a -150 favorite on Monday's dime line and covered against the run line at a price of +125.</p>
<p>With Monday's win, the Braves now own a seven-game winning streak.</p>
<p>With Monday's loss, New York is 2-2 its last four times out.</p>
<p>At 75-41 overall, the Mets lead 71-46 Atlanta by 4.5 games in the NL East race. New York also trails the Dodgers by six games in the battle for the best record in the National League.</p>
<p>The Braves, meanwhile, also lead the NL wild-card race by six games over second-place Philadelphia.</p>
<p>The Mets lead the season series with Atlanta eight games to five.</p>
<h2>Tuesday's Pitching Match-Up </h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/39795&quot; title="Charlie Morton Pitching Game Logs">Morton</a> is 7/22 on quality starts this season, running hot and cold as of late. Last Tuesday against Boston, he gave up five runs and three home runs through six innings of a game. Atlanta eventually won 9-7 in extra innings. But just before that, he held the Phillies scoreless through 6 2/3 innings. And he's been on a similar roller-coaster ride over the last month-plus.</p>
<p>The Braves are 12-10 with Morton this season but only 3-4 his last seven times out.</p>
<p>Over two starts already this season against the Mets, Morton allowed ten runs - nine earned - and 13 hits through 10 2/3 innings. Atlanta lost both those games.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/48972&quot; title="Taijun Walker Pitching Game Stats">Walker</a> is 8/20 on quality starts this year but only one for his last four. Last Wednesday, he held Cincinnati to two runs and five hits through six innings of a 10-2 New York victory. But over his three starts previous to that, he gave up 14 runs and 21 hits through 12 2/3 innings.</p>
<p>The Mets are 12-8 with Walker this season, and that's about what they should be.</p>
<p>In his one start against Atlanta this season, two weeks ago, Walker got bombed for eight runs in just one inning of a 9-6 New York loss.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>New York is batting .264 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .333 team OBP and a .417 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>Atlanta is slashing .248/.307/.446 against right-handed pitching.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Braves bullpen owns a 3.21 ERA this season, along with a 1.18 WHIP.</p>
<p>The Mets pen owns a 3.63 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP.<br />
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>The Mets are 35-22 on the road this season and 51-25 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>The Braves are 38-22 at home and 43-34 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
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<li>The overs are 58-50 in Mets games this season.</li>
<li>The overs are 59-51 in Braves games.</li>
<li>The totals are split 30-30 at Truist Park this season.</li>
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