Braves vs. Mets Prediction, Odds & Best Bets: Can Soto Lift Mets Out of Rough Patch?

The Mets have been losing a lot lately, but Juan Soto is doing his part to turn their season around.

Sean Tomlinson

Last Updated: June 26, 2025 1:04 PM EDT • 3 minute read

Pictured New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto reacts after hitting a solo home run. Photo by Wendell Cruz / Imagn.

The New York Mets (47-34) halted a tailspin last night with a win over the division rival Atlanta Braves (37-42), and our Braves vs. Mets prediction, odds, and best bets examine why they're well-positioned to keep climbing from their hole.

The Mets are the narrow betting favorites at our best MLB betting sites (-112), with first pitch slated for 7:10 p.m. ET from Citi Field (TSN, MLB Network).

Braves vs. Mets prediction: Mets to win (-112 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Over/Under prediction: Over 8.5 (-118 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best player prop pick: Juan Soto Over 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs (-110 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Similar to his teammate Brandon Nimmo, who's leading the way in our best home run predictions today, Soto has been rapidly putting a tough early part of the season and start to his Mets tenure far behind him.

His uncharacteristic .752 OPS during March and April is now a spec far in the rearview, as Soto has produced a mammoth 1.238 during June. He's reached that peak through a power eruption, with five homers in as many games recently - a volcanic stretch that includes two multi-dinger outings, and a four-hit game against the World Series odds contender Philadelphia Phillies.

The uprising of Nimmo and Soto is in part how New York will keep clawing out of its rough patch after losing 10 of 11 games prior to a win over the Braves last night in the second game of this series.

They can both jump on Atlanta starter Grant Holmes, who sits tied for fifth in the NL with 14 homers allowed. Holmes leans heavily on his four-seamer while throwing it 35.8% of the time, according to Baseball Savant, and it's getting tattooed to the tune of a .750 slugging percentage.

Soto, who incredibly ranks in the 95th percentile or above in nearly every underlying hitting metric out there, pulverizes fastballs and has produced a .798 expected slugging. We're getting solid value while making this bet through BetMGM, as several of our other best sports betting sites are sitting at -125.

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Sean Tomlinson

Sean Tomlinson has been in the sports media wilderness since 2009, and he joined Sportsbook Review in 2021. His work has been referenced in The New York Times and Forbes. He's also made appearances on The Fan 590 and TSN 1050. Sean is a regular bettor who places bets daily while using a handful of books. Most frequently, he uses FanDuel and bet365 due to the quality experience on those apps. While he'll often take an analytical approach, Sean enjoys the fun, recreational side of betting too, and embraces alternative markets on events like the Westminster Dog Show or Eurovision, or the many novelty props tied annually to the Super Bowl, for example. Beyond sports, Sean is also interested in the betting markets tied to politics, and especially those connected to American elections. He sees betting as a way to explore and engage in a deeper way, and takes that same view to his work. He plays poker periodically too, and is an avid fantasy sports player. Sean also previously spent time with Bleacher Report and theScore, all after earning his media studies degree from the University of Guelph-Humber.