The San Diego Padres are set to host the New York Mets at PETCO Park. This NL matchup will begin at 4:10 p.m. ET and SportsNet New York will broadcast the game.
New York Mets at San Diego Padres Odds
San Diego (+115) is the underdog to New York (-125) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this day game at 8 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at +110 for the under and -130 for the over. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at Mets -1.5 runs (+120) and Padres 1.5 runs (-140).
The Mets have gone 16-9 SU this year and are 14-10 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 8.7 units for moneyline gamblers in this young season and 5.6 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 10-18 SU and 10-17 ATS. They’ve lost 5.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.7 units ATS.
Padres games have an 11-14-2 over/under record so far in 2018. New York has an over/under record of 12-11-1.
The right-handed Zack Wheeler will get the nod for the visiting Mets. Wheeler is 1-1 with a 4.24 ERA and 12 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Padres this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Padres will turn to righty Bryan Mitchell (0-2, 5.76 ERA), who has nine strikeouts and 19 walks as well as a 1.88 WHIP. Mitchell did not record a start against the Mets in 2017.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has allowed 4.8 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.25, a WHIP of 1.60 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.0. The bullpen has recorded a solid ERA of just 2.65, a WHIP of 1.04 and a K/9 of 10.2.
The San Diego hitters have put up 4.0 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game over its last 10 games and 5.6 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .256/.339/.405 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Padres’ batters have been led by Christian Villanueva, who is slashing .348/.438/.768 with eight home runs, 18 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 10.09 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.53, along with a WHIP of 1.22.
Mets hitters have slashed .229/.325/.368 on their way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
New York’s offense has been led by Asdrubal Cabrera, who is slashing .337/.387/.589 with five home runs, 15 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
The Padres just took the previous game in this series by a score of 12 runs to two.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Mets, ATS Winner – Mets, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The over has hit in only one of San Diego’s last seven games.
The Mets have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games, including four over their last five.
New York has recorded 19.4 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.4 over its last five.
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