Braves at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 23

Its Monday, June 23 and the Braves (35-41) are in Queens to open a three-game series against the Mets (46-32).

Spencer Schwellenbach is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Paul Blackburn for New York.

The Mets lost two of three over the weekend against the Phillies and have now lost eight of their last nine games. Sunday, New York was smacked by Philadelphia 7-1. Edmundo Sosa went 3-4 including a three-run home run and Jesus Luzardo pitched 6.2 innings of scoreless baseball to earn his seventh win of the season. Atlanta swept three games against the Mets to open last week but then proceeded to lose two of three in Miami to the Marlins. Sandy Alcantara allowed three runs over six innings yesterday in a 5-3 Miami win.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Braves at Mets

• Date: Monday, June 23, 2025
• Time: 7:10PM EST
• Site: Citi Field
• City: Queens, NY
• Network/Streaming: FDSNSO, WPIX

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Odds for the Braves at the Mets

The latest odds as of Monday:

• Moneyline: Braves (-125), Mets (+105)
• Spread: Braves -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Mets

• Pitching matchup for June 23, 2025: Spencer Schwellenbach vs. Paul Blackburn
  • Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach (5-4, 3.26 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/17 vs. Mets – 7IP, 4ER, 6H, 2BB, 8Ks
  • Mets: Paul Blackburn (0-1, 6.92 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/18 at Atlanta – 3.2IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 2Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Mets

• The Braves have won 4 of their last 5 games against teams with winning records
• The Braves’ last 5 divisional matchups have stayed under the Total
• The Mets have failed to cover the Run Line in 5 of their last 6 home games
• Juan Soto was 4-9 (.444) in the series at Philadelphia and 3-11 (.273) in the prior series in Atlanta.
• Austin Riley has hit safely in 4 straight games (4-17)
• Matt Olson was 5-11 (.455) last week in the series against the Mets

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Braves and the Mets

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Braves and the Mets:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Atlanta Braves on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New York Mets at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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