The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets will begin a three-game set to start the second half of the 2022 MLB regular season at Citi Field in Flushing, New York. At the midway mark of the season, both teams appear poised to make the National League playoffs. MLB picks today and the MLB odds both have these clubs making the postseason.
National League Ranking
San Diego and New York met earlier in the year, with the New York Mets getting the better end of the Padres. The San Diego Padres are currently in second place in the National League West with a 52-42 record so far this season. The New York Mets are currently in first place in the National League East with a 58-35 record so far this season.
Padres vs. Mets Odds
The Mets are favorites on the run line, as betting on them to win by more than 1.5 runs features +120 odds. The San Diego Padres’ record against the spread so far this season is 43-51, and the New York Mets’ record against the spread so far this season is 49-44.
Going, either way can be interesting MLB picks today because it feels like they are two evenly matched baseball teams.
Padres vs. Mets Betting Preview
Who Is Starting for the Padres?
Yu Darvish (8-4 record, 3.41 ERA, 100 K’s in 108.1 innings, .988 WHIP). Yu Darvish is one of the better starting pitchers on the San Diego Padres.
Darvish has pitched in 17 games so far. Darvish has thrown 108.1 innings and has given up 85 hits and 41 runs.
He has also walked 22 batters and has struck out 100. Darvish gets batters out with his ground balls with his sinker rather than striking out batters with his fastball.
Yu Darvish is one of the better starting pitchers on the San Diego Padres. He has pitched in 17 games so far this season. Darvish has thrown 108.1 innings and has given up 85 hits and 41 runs.
Who Is Starting for the Mets?
Max Scherzer (6-1 record, 2.22 ERA, 90 K’s in 69 innings, .884 WHIP) Max Scherzer is arguably the best pitcher on the New York Mets. Max has pitched in 11 games this season.
Scherzer has pitched in 69 innings and has given up 49 runs and 18 runs. He has also only walked 12 batters and has struck out 90. Scherzer has a fastball that gets batters out along with his breaking pitches.
San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets Betting Preview
The over/under runs total for this baseball game will be seven total runs. This is a fairly interesting number because of the pitching duel between Darvish and Scherzer.
Expecting this to be a low-scoring baseball game and there could be some free MLB Picks in this one based on stats. These MLB teams have solid starting pitching. Lean towards the seven runs scored with these MLB odds.
MLB Batting Average
One of the key players to watch for on the San Diego Padres is the third baseman, Manny Machado. He has a .303 batting average with 15 home runs and 51 RBIs, along with seven stolen bases and one caught stealing attempt so far this season in 83 games played though.
First baseman Pete Alonso is one of the key players to watch for on the New York Mets. He has a .265 batting average with 24 home runs and 78 RBIs, along with two stolen bases and one caught stealing attempt in 92 games played though.
Who to Bet On?
The money line is +159 for the San Diego Padres, and the money line for the New York Mets is -173. These are some interesting MLB odds with the money line in this baseball game.
However, New York struggles to score some runs with Scherzer pitching on the mound and Darvish can moe them down easily. Take the San Diego money line over the New York money line.
MLB Pick: Padres (+159)
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