MLB Betting Action: Mets vs. Braves Free Pick

MLB Betting Action Mets vs. Braves Free Pick: National League Wild Card leading Atlanta heads to the Big Apple to face the last place New York Mets in MLB sports wagering action tonight. The Braves are surging as they have won eight of ten contests while the Mets have dropped seven of their last ten match-ups.

First pitch for this exciting baseball betting action is slated for 7:10 PM ET on Friday, August 26, 2011, from Citi Field in Queens, New York.

Braves @ Mets: Game Day Pitching Preview

We are getting a major pitching mismatch as Atlanta sends their ace, RHP Tim Hudson (13-7 3.01 ERA) to the bump tonight. Hudson has been lights out as he is 8-1 with a 1.91 ERA in his last 12 starts.

New York will counter by sending LHP Chris Capuano (9-11 4.71 ERA) to the hill in this contest. Capuano has been shaky at best as he has allowed at least four earned runs in six of his last seven starts. For his career, Capuano is 2-3 with a 3.35 ERA against the Braves.

Baseball Betting Lines: Atlanta vs. New York Free Pick

We look to the sportsbook at the JustBet online sports wagering website for tonight’s Major League Baseball betting lines.

We mentioned the pitching match-up as our primary reason for loving the Braves in this contest tonight.

Hudson has been virtually untouchable and the Braves are looking to build on their stranglehold lead for the National League Wild Card playoff spot. The Mets are a mess as they count down on yet another season of futility.

>>> Back The Braves at 1.5 (+115) with the JustBet Point Spread <<<