These two teams each won 101 games last year. But the Braves are the better team through this first month of this season.

The Mets just got through losing a series to the lowly Nationals. New York is 1-4 in its last five games. The Mets are giving up an average of 5.8 runs in their last five games. 

The Braves enter the opener of this series disgusted and mad after blowing a 4-run ninth inning leading against the Marlins on Thursday.
The pitching matchup of Max Fried versus David Peterson greatly favors Atlanta. 

Fried was the National League Cy Young Award runner-up last season. He is 1-0 with a 0.60 ERA this season. Peterson is 1-3 with a 7.36 ERA. He has a 4.50 career ERA versus the Braves in eight appearances, including seven starts.

The Braves have won eight of their last nine road games.