Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-150) New York (+125)

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (31-39) will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (46-24) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Atlanta at -150 while New York opens at +125. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Bryce Elder and Freddy Peralta.

Atlanta has a slugging % of .427 and have struck out 542 times, while taking a walk on 215 occasions. They have recorded 346 runs batted in and 602 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .256. The Braves have accrued 109 doubles as a unit and have knocked 93 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 355 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB.

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The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.27 on the season (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 602 hitters. Braves pitchers have conceded 72 long balls and also 243 total runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 224 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.89 as a team so far this season. Atlanta has conceded 496 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 223 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Braves pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 44 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 44 holds on the campaign (7th in MLB). The Braves bullpen have a save percentage of 77.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves on the season and have blown 6 of 27 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 runners this year with 27.4% of those players ended up scoring. The Braves have sent 212 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 1,844 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 547 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and have 48 double plays. The Braves have converted 72.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,532 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball.

Elder has pitched in 518 innings and has earned 423 K's in his MLB career. Elder (29-27 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.21 while going up against 2,206 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.27 (246 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.308. He has allowed 499 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 179 walks.

New York has hit 74 home runs so far this year to go along with 266 runs batted in. They have put up 87 two-baggers, while walking 190 times and recording 279 runs. The New York Mets have a team OBP of .292 as well as a team batting average of .228 on the campaign. The Mets have a SLG% of .370 and they have an average of 4.04 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have been rung up on 563 occasions (20th in MLB) and have totaled 526 base knocks.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.283 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (630 strikeouts against 251 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 542. They have given up 65 long balls and they surrender 4.29 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 295 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (268 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 48 save situations, the Mets have earned 27 holds and 9 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.9% out of their 94 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 88 times in high leverage situations and on 74 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 210 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The New York Mets have gotten 38 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Mets have recorded 564 assists, 36 errors and have amassed 1,856 putouts this season. Out of their 5,568 innings played, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (16th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Peralta has conceded 765 hits while he has totaled 1,232 K's in 1,009 innings. He has given up a total of 406 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.147 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and he has faced 4,190 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Peralta (74-47 career record) has a 3.62 ERA while giving up 6.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-150)

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