The San Diego Padres will play host to the New York Mets at PETCO Park. SportsNet New York will be showing this NL showdown and the game gets going at 10:10 p.m. ET.
New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres Odds
New York (receiving -130) is entering this game as the favorite over San Diego (+120) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 7.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total currently sit at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. The game’s current runline odds sit at +115 for picking the Mets -1.5 runs and -135 for the Padres +1.5.
The Padres are 20-16 straight up (SU) and 17-18 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 2.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 2.2 units ATS. The Mets are 16-19 SU and have gone 18-16 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 6.0 units for gamblers taking the moneyline in this young season, but have gained 0.2 units ATS.
San Diego games have an over/under record of 15-18-2 so far in 2019. The Mets have been a decent over bet with a total record of 19-13-2.
Noah Syndergaard will get the nod for New York. The right-handed Syndergaard is 2-3 with a 5.02 ERA and 49 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Padres this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Padres are putting the ball in the hands of Cal Quantrill (0-1, 3.18 ERA, 1.24 WHIP), who’s got three strikeouts and one walks. Quantrill did not record any MLB appearances last season.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 3.9 runs per game overall this season. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 3.38 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.92 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 10.4 K/9.
San Diego’s offense is putting up 3.9 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game over its last 10 games and 6.4 per game over its last five. The team has hit .273/.332/.506 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Padres’ offense has been led by Eric Hosmer, who is hitting .281/.329/.452 with five home runs, 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.49 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 9.70 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.05, along with a WHIP of 1.30 and a K-per-9 of 9.40.
The Mets offense has slashed .243/.322/.388 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game this year, including 2.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 1.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Jeff McNeil has sparked New York’s offense and is slashing .352/.426/.464 with 44 hits, 13 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
The Padres just took the previous game in this series by blanking the Mets 4-0.
Mets vs. Padres MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Mets, ATS Winner – Mets, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in only one of New York’s last seven outings.
- The Mets have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit 16 over their last 10.
- New York has posted 17.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 13.8 over its last five.
- The Mets have lost five of their last six games SU.
