Braves vs. Mets Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 12

The Atlanta Braves host the New York Mets at 7:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Tyler Mahle (3-9, 4.83 ERA) gets the start for the Braves, who are 72-48 this season and first in the NL East. Zach Thornton (3-2, 2.52 ERA) is starting for the Mets, who are 53-68 and fifth in the NL East.

Bookmakers have made the Braves a decent moneyline favorite (-180) at home over the Mets (+156). The total for the Braves-Mets game is set at 8.5.

Braves vs. Mets Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Stadium: Truist Park
• Favorite: Braves (-180)
• Underdog: Mets (+156)
• Over/under: 8.5

How to Watch Braves vs. Mets

• TV Channel: BravesVsn and SNY
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Braves vs. Mets: Betting the Moneyline

• The Braves have been the moneyline favorite 88 total times this season. They've gone 58-30 in those games.
• New York has won in 18, or 34%, of the 53 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Atlanta is 11-3 this season when entering a game favored by -180 or more on the moneyline.
• This season, the Mets have been a moneyline underdog of -180 or longer five times, losing every contest.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Braves' implied win probability is 64.3%.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 39.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Braves vs. Mets: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 119 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Braves, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 56 times (56-58-5).
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 54 of its 121 opportunities.
• The Braves have covered 53.8% of their games this season, going 64-55-0 against the spread.
• The Mets have posted a record of 57-64-0 against the spread this season.