Online Betting Overview The Atlanta Braves are the best team in the NL. At least, the Braves would be the best team in the NL if it weren’t for the Philadelphia Phillies. The way the Braves have been playing in the past month, the case could still be made that Atlanta is the best team in the NL. In the last 10 games, the Braves are 8-2 and have closed the gap with the Phillies for the NL East pennant to six games. Lately, when the Phillies lose a game, the Braves are there with an opportune win to move up even closer in the standings. The Braves are completely running away with the NL wild card race, so Atlanta fans can at least be assured that the Braves are making the playoffs this season. But if the Braves keep rolling like they are on into the playoffs, then none of the NL teams will be safe. The New York Mets were part of the baseball betting action at the beginning of the season, but now sit 22.5 games out of first place in the NL East. Once again, New York fans should not take that too hard as the Mets are in the same division as the Phillies and the Phillies have the best record in the majors. But a few years ago, the Mets were so close to becoming a dominant team that the fans were having visions of the 1980’s again. After two consecutive late-season collapses, the Mets have continued to collapse and cannot seem to find a winning combination of any kind. There is no one single thing that has ruined the Mets season. New York can hit, and its pitching is adequate. The Mets just cannot close out games, and it has been a problem all season long. Atlanta Braves Jair Jurrjens takes the mound for the Braves in this game. Even though Jurrjens has a respectable 13-5 record this season, he has been finding himself in bad situations the last few games. He is allowing runners to get on base and putting a lot of men in scoring position. The MLB highlights need to improve for Jurrjens and the Mets may not be the best match-up for Jair to get his confidence back. The Mets can hit the baseball, and Jurrjens has developed a bad habit of giving hitters pitches to hit. New York Mets The Mets have become a media circus again as it has become fashionable to point out the Mets’ problems. One of the problems the Mets have had this season is the bad luck of knuckleballer R.A. Dickey who starts this game tonight. Dickey is 5-11 on the season, and he has been the victim of bad timing more than anything else. A knuckleballer should not be pitching into the seventh and eighth innings, but that has what Dickey has been doing lately. The Mets need to learn when to pull Dickey out of the game to help him put some wins on his record for this season. The Bottom Line The betonline.com fans of the New York Mets are becoming some of the most patient fans in the majors. That is mostly because they don’t have any choice. The Braves are rolling but Jurrjens could be a good target for the Mets in this game. Pick: Atlanta Braves
