MLB 5*
(MLB) NY Mets vs. Atlanta, 08/17/2022 7:20 PM, Score: 9 - 7
Point Spread: -1.50 | 124.00 NY Mets (Away)
Result: Win
Braves (Odorizzi) @ Mets (Scherzer) 7:20 PM ET
Game# 907-908
Play On: Mets -1.5 (+124) (5*)

The Mets have lost 2 consecutive games for just a 10th time this season. New York is 7-2 this season immediately following losses in each of their previous 2 games. Even more impressive is the fact they are a perfect 4-0 on the road in 2022 following 2 straight losses with an average victory margin of 3.8 runs per game, and all 4 wins came by 2 runs or more.

Max Scherzer is 2-0 versus Atlanta this season while allowing just 1 earned run in 14.0 inning pitched. He also amassed 20 strikeouts in those 2 starts. Scherzer has an outstanding 0.93 WHIP in 16 starts this season and that’s significant as it applies to today’s game. He will be facing an Atlanta team that’s gone 5-11 at home this year when facing a National League starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.15 or better. Putting that record into perspective, the Braves are 34-11 at home when not in that exact situation. Give me the Mets on the run line.