Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Prediction: Could Braves sweep this series

Friday's Major League Baseball action at Truist Park features a matchup between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves.

The Atlanta Braves have scored at least 4 runs in 5 of their past 6 games, and they have scored a total of 21 runs in their most recent three games combined. The Braves have been victorious in their last six games when they have scored four or more runs. Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies have combined for 124 hits, while Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 81 hits and 33 RBI. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 81 hits and 33 RBI. The Braves have a record of 4-1 in their previous 5 Friday games and a 5-1 record in their last 6 games played during game 3 of a series. In the last eight games played by the Braves, the under is 5-2-1.

The New York Mets have scored at least four runs in five of their previous seven games, and they have done it in each of their last three games (a total of 13 runs scored). The Mets have failed to win five of their last seven games despite scoring four or more runs in each of those games. Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso have combined for 114 hits and 66 RBI for the Mets, but Brandon Nimmo leads the team with 66 hits and 21 RBI to drive in runs. The New York Mets have a record of 35-16 in their past 51 games played on Friday and a record of 40-19 in their last 59 games played during game 3 of a series. In the Mets' last eight games, under has a 6-2 record.

I am aware that the Atlanta Braves are the superior club; not only are they playing at home, but one of their pitchers, Spencer Strider, is widely considered to be among the very best in the league. Even though he has pitched for 36 innings already, Justin Verlander is still in the process of getting back to full health. Verlander has, however, only been an underdog twice since the start of 2018, so this will be the third time. Despite the fact that the New York Mets have had a rough recent run, I still think it is unlikely that they will drop three games in a row in a series, so I will bet on them to win this one. In the meantime, given that it is anticipated that the offenses will have a limited number of works here, I will be betting on the under.