Mets vs. Padres Best bets: Odds, predictions, recent stats, and trends for August 23
Its Thursday, August |A|
22, and the Mets |B|
(66-61) are on the |C|
West Coast for a |D|
weekend series against the |E|
San Diego Padres (72-56). |F|
With |Z| the win, the Mets |A| gained a game on |B| the Braves in the |C| race for the final |D| Wild Card spot in |E| the National League. They |F| trail Atlanta now by |G| 1.5 games. San Diego |H| is currently holding a |J| Wild Card spot in |K| the National League, but |L| they have their eyes |M| on a bigger prize…the |O| NL West. The Padres |P| trail the Dodgers by |Q| 4 games.
Weve got |R| all the info and |S| analysis you need to |U| know ahead of the |V| game, including the latest |Y| info on the how |Z| to catch first-pitch, projected |A| pitching matchup, lineup cards, |B| recent team performance, player |C| stats, and of course, |D| our predictions, picks & |E| best bets for the |F| game from our modeling |G| tools and staff of |H| experts.
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Game details |S| & how to watch |U| Mets vs. Padres live |V| today
● Date: Thursday, |Y|
August 22, 2024
● Time: |Z|
9:40PM EST
● Site: Petco |A|
Park
● City: San Diego, |B|
CA
● TV/Streaming: SNY, SDPA
|C| dir="ltr">Never miss a second |D| of the action and |E| stay up-to-date with all |F| the latest team stats |G| and player news. Check |H| out our day-by-day MLB |J| schedule page, along with |K| detailed matchup pages that |L| update live in-game with |M| every out.
Game odds |O| for Mets vs. Padres
|P| dir="ltr">The latest odds as |Q| of Thursday morning:
● Money |R|
Line: Mets +135, Padres |S|
-160
● Spread: Mets +1.5 (-175), |U|
Padres -1.5 (+145)
● Over/Under: 7.5 |V|
runs
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Recent team |G| stats for Mets vs. |H| Padres
● New York |J| gained a game on |K| the Atlanta Braves in |L| the race for the |M| final Wild Card spot |O| in the National League. |P| They are 5-5 in |Q| their last 10. New |R| York is 31-28 away |S| from Citi Field this |U| season. Their overall run |V| differential for the season |Y| is +27.
● The |Z| Padres have been strong |A| since the All-Star Break |B| sporting a record of |C| 22-7. They are 6-4 |D| in their last 10. |E| San Diego is 35-30 |F| at home this season. |G| Their overall run differential |H| for the season is |J| +67.
Probable starting pitchers |K| for Mets vs. Padres
|L| dir="ltr">● Todays pitching matchup (August |M| 22): Luis Severino vs. Dylan |O| Cease
○ Mets: Severino (8-6, 3.91 |P|
ERA) has allowed 54 |Q|
earned runs and 142 |R|
hits while striking out |S|
108 over 140.1 innings
○ Padres: Cease |U|
(12-9, 3.46 ERA) has |V|
allowed 57 earned runs |Y|
and 102 hits while |Z|
striking out 186 over |A|
148.1 innings
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|M| dir="ltr">Top betting trends & |O| insights to know ahead |P| of Mets vs. Padres |Q| on August 22, 2024
|R| dir="ltr">● Manny Machado has |S| hit 3 HRs in |U| 17 career ABs against |V| Luis Severino
● Francisco |Y| Lindor is 3-9 (.333) |Z| in his career against |A| Dylan Cease
● Whos |B| Hot? Francisco Lindor has |C| been held without at |D| least one hit in |E| just two games this |F| month. The veteran shortstop |G| is hitting .333 in |H| August.
● Whos Not! |J| Francisco Alvarez did hit |K| a walk-off HR earlier |L| this week, but he |M| is just 1 for |O| his last 11 over |P| the past 4 games.
|Q| dir="ltr">If youre looking for |R| more key trends and |S| stats around the spread, |U| moneyline and total for |V| every single game on |Y| the schedule today, check |Z| out our MLB Top |A| Trends tool on NBC |B| Sports!
Expert picks & |C| predictions for Thursdays Mets |D| vs. Padres game
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Our |K| model calculates projections around |L| each moneyline, spread and |M| over/under bet for every |O| game on the MLB |P| calendar based on data |Q| points like past performance, |R| player matchups, ballpark information |S| and weather forecasts.
Once |U| the model is finished |V| running, we put its |Y| projection next to the |Z| latest betting lines for |A| the game to arrive |B| at a relative confidence |C| level for each wager.
|D| dir="ltr">Here are the best |E| bets our model is |F| projecting for todays Mets |G| vs. Padres game:
- Moneyline: NBC |H| Sports is staying away |J| from a play on |K| the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports |L| is leaning towards a |M| play on the Padres |O| on the Run Line
|P| dir="ltr">- Total runs: NBC Sports is |Q| recommending a play on |R| the Total OVER 7.5 |S| runs
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