The New York Mets (63-55) will host the Atlanta Braves (51-67), Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in a battle of NL East rivals.
The Braves are road underdogs (+116) versus the Mets (-138). The starting pitchers are Clay Holmes (9-6) for the New York Mets, and Spencer Strider (5-9) for the Atlanta Braves.
The Mets lost 7-6 against the Brewers Sunday, with Edwin Diaz taking the loss. He threw 1/3 of an inning, giving up one earned run on one hit. Juan Soto went 2 for 4 with an RBI to lead the Mets offensively.
The Braves defeated the Marlins 7-1 Sunday. Matt Olson went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI, and Joey Wentz got the win, pitching 5 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out two.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Mets vs. Braves action, including viewing options.
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Mets (-138, bet $138 to win $100)Underdog: Braves (+116, bet $100 to win $116)Over/under: 8Mets vs. Braves: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 12, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Queens, New YorkStadium: Citi FieldTV channel: SNY and FDSSOLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Mets stats and trendsMets betting recordsThis season, the Mets have been favored 82 times and won 50, or 61%, of those games.New York has entered 59 games this season favored by -138 or more and is 35-24 in those contests.The moneyline for this contest implies a 58% chance of a victory for the Mets.Games involving New York have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 52 of 118 chances this season.The Mets are 54-64-0 ATS in their 118 games with a spread this season.Clay Holmes (Mets probable starter)Holmes will aim to claim his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Mets, his 24th of the season. He is 9-6 with a 3.46 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander last appeared on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he threw five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.In 23 games this season, the 32-year-old has a 3.46 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .243 to opposing batters.Holmes has six quality starts under his belt this season.Holmes is trying to pick up his 20th start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.He will take the mound against a Braves offense that ranks 19th in MLB with 968 total hits (on a .242 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .392 (19th in MLB) with 133 total home runs (15th in MLB).Holmes has pitched 9 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out seven against the Braves this season.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 32-year-old’s 3.46 ERA ranks 28th, 1.300 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 7.1 K/9 ranks 45th.Mets batting statsThe Mets’ 147 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.The offense for New York has a slugging percentage of .406 this season, 13th in MLB.The Mets rank 23rd in MLB with a .239 team batting average.New York ranks 17th in the majors with 513 total runs scored this season.The Mets have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.New York ranks 11th with an average of 8.0 strikeouts per game.Braves stats and trendsBraves betting recordsThe Braves have been underdogs in 33 games this season and have come away with the win eight times (24.2%) in those contests.Atlanta has a win-loss record of 3-11 when favored by +116 or worse by bookmakers this year.The Braves have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Atlanta and its opponents have gone over in 51 of its 117 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.In 117 games with a line this season, the Braves have a mark of 48-69-0 against the spread.Spencer Strider (Braves probable starter)The Braves will send Strider (5-9) out for his 16th start of the season. He is 5-9 with a 4.04 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 82 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing 11 hits.The 26-year-old has a 4.04 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings over 15 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .241 to opposing hitters.Strider is looking to secure his eighth quality start of the year.Strider enters this game with 12 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.He has had two appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Mets offense has the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.406) and ranks ninth in home runs hit (147) in all of MLB. They have a collective .239 batting average, and are 24th in the league with 938 total hits and 17th in MLB action scoring 513 runs.Strider has pitched 11 innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out 16 against the Mets this season.Braves batting statsThe Braves are 15th in MLB play with 133 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.So far this year, Atlanta’s .392 slugging percentage is 19th in the majors.The Braves rank 20th in the majors with a .242 batting average.Averaging 4.2 runs per game (499 total), Atlanta is the 21st-highest scoring team in baseball.The Braves are 14th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .318.