New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-132) Atlanta (+110)

The Atlanta Braves (58-69) welcome the New York Mets (67-60) at Truist Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Mets at -132 and the Braves are priced at +110. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be David Peterson and Bryce Elder.

The Mets have recorded 205 two-baggers as a team and have hit 167 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging % of .418 and have struck out 1,023 times, while taking a walk on 439 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 13th in baseball. They have accrued 554 runs batted in and 1,034 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .244. They have notched a total of 569 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321.

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The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 on the campaign (11th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,088 batters. Mets pitchers have given up 117 long balls and also 533 runs in total (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 453 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a squad on the season. New York has conceded 1,025 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 476 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Mets relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 136 times as well as having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 80 holds this season (8th in the league). The Mets relievers have recorded a save rate of 62.1% and have entered the game in 138 save situations. They have compiled 36 saves for the year and have missed out on 22 out of their 58 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 202 base runners this season with 34.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Mets have sent 415 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Minnesota Twins have earned 3,375 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,146 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 11th in MLB, and have a total of 94 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,125 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB.

Peterson has taken the hill for 598 innings and has 591 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 3.87 (257 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.343. He has conceded 555 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 248 walks. Peterson (36-29 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.81 while he has faced 2,547 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Atlanta Braves have a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .245 for the year. They have struck out on 1,098 instances (12th in the league) and have accounted for 1,057 hits. Atlanta has hit 143 home runs for the year to go along with 537 runs batted in. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .394 and they score 4.39 runs per game (15th in the league). They have hit 191 doubles, while getting a free base 457 times and notching 557 runs.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.294 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.11 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,110 strikeouts against 423 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,032. They have given up 147 long balls and they surrender 4.54 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 567 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.30 (537 earned runs relinquished).

With 96 save situations, the Braves have accrued 55 holds and 16 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 41 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of their 170 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 61.0%, and they have dispatched 408 relievers to the mound for the year.

In 10,122 innings on the diamond, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have turned 87 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in the majors). The Braves have racked up 1,091 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 3,374 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Elder has conceded 399 base hits while he has earned 311 punch outs in 389 frames. He has allowed a total of 207 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.400 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and he has gone up against 1,687 batters in his pro baseball career. Elder (21-22 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.79 earned run average and has surrendered 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+110)

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