Braves-Mets Betting Line, Odds, Preview July 26

The Braves-Mets Game 3 takes place Sunday at 1 pm ET on TBS.  Betting is available on this game at BetOnline, which is offering a generous welcome bonus (max bonus $1000).

Game Odds

ATL

S. Newcomb (L) -105 (at BetOnline)

NYM

R. Porcello (R) -105

The total opened at 9 and has moved to 9.5 at some books.

Hot Trends (Totals)

Braves are 2-7 in their last 9 overall.

Braves are 2-7 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter.

Mets are 21-48 in their last 69 games as a home underdog.

Under is 11-3 in Braves last 14 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

Under is 12-4-2 in Mets last 18 games vs. a left-handed starter.

Mets have won four of the last five in this series, though these teams have split wins and losses over the last ten.

Only three of the last nine games have gone over 9.

Preview

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves LH Sean Newcomb (2019: 6-3, 3.16 ERA) vs. Mets RH Rick Porcello (2019: 14-12, 5.52)

Newcomb returns to Atlanta’s starting rotation after making 51 of his 55 appearances last season out of the bullpen, pitching to a 3.04 ERA as a reliever. The 27-year-old walked 10 in 15 innings in his four starts in 2019 but displayed much better control in relief, walking 19 while striking out 57 in 53 1/3 innings. Newcomb, who made 49 starts for the Braves across 2017-18, has posted a 2.75 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 36 innings across seven career starts versus the Mets.

Porcello makes his 344th career appearance but his first in the National League, after spending the first 11 years of his career in the American League. The 31-year-old made 32 starts for Boston in 2019, and while he pitched to a 3.10 ERA across an eight-start stretch from mid-April to late-May, he posted a 6.04 ERA with a .291 opponents batting average in his final 22 starts. Porcello is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA in four career starts against Atlanta - the most recent a five-inning, one-run, two-hit performance for Boston on Sept. 4, 2018.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com