Padres vs. Mets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, August 23, 2024

The |A|
San Diego Padres will |B|
take the field against |C|
the The San Diego |D|
Padres will take the |E|
field against the New |F|
York Mets (66-61) on |G|
Thursday. The game begins |H|
at 9:40 p.m. ET |J|
on SDPA, with the |K|
Padres listed as -158 |L|
favorites on the moneyline. |M|
Padres vs. |S| Mets Odds
Padres odds |U| to win: -158
Mets |V| odds to win: +134
|Y| dir="ltr">Spread: Padres -1.5
Total: |Z| 7.5 runs
Game Time |A| and Information
|B| 14px;">Date: Thursday, August 22, |C| 2024
Time: |D| 9:40 p.m. ET
|E| style="font-size: 14px;">TV: SDPA
Who |F| Will Win Padres vs. |G| Mets?
Padres and Mets |H| Betting Trends
|J| 14px;">The Padres have a |K| 45-34 record in games |L| they were listed as |M| the moneyline favorite (winning |O| 57% of those games).
|P| dir="ltr">San Diego |Q| has gone 23-10 when |R| playing as moneyline favorites |S| with odds of -158 |U| or shorter (69.7% winning |V| percentage).
This |Y| season, the Mets have |Z| won 23 out of |A| the 49 games, or |B| 46.9%, in which theyve |C| been the underdog.
|D| style="font-size: 14px;">New York has |E| a record of 5-5, |F| a 50% win rate, |G| when its set as |H| an underdog of +134 |J| or more by oddsmakers |K| this season.
|L| 14px;">The Padres have combined |M| with opponents to hit |O| the over on the |P| total 69 times this |Q| season for a 69-58-1 |R| record against the over/under.
|S| dir="ltr">The Mets |U| and their opponents have |V| gone over the total |Y| this season in 64 |Z| of their 127 opportunities.
|A| dir="ltr">Padres Stats |B| & Insights
|C| 14px;">The Padres score the |D| eighth-most runs in baseball |E| (611 total, 4.8 per |F| game).
San |G| Diego ranks 13th in |H| MLB action with 147 |J| total home runs.
|K| style="font-size: 14px;">The Padres .265 |L| batting average leads the |M| majors.
San |O| Diego strikes out 6.6 |P| times per game, the |Q| least Ks in MLB.
|R| dir="ltr">The pitching |S| staff for the Padres |U| has a collective 9.1 |V| K/9, the fourth-best in |Y| the majors.
|Z| 14px;">San Diegos 4.00 team |A| ERA ranks 15th across |B| all MLB pitching staffs.
|C| dir="ltr">Mets Stats & Insights
|D| dir="ltr">The Mets |E| have scored 606 runs |F| this season, which ranks |G| 10th in MLB.
|H| style="font-size: 14px;">New York ranks |J| fifth in Major League |K| Baseball with 162 home |L| runs.
The |M| Mets rank 12th in |O| MLB with a .249 |P| team batting average.
|Q| style="font-size: 14px;">New York ranks |R| 14th in MLB in |S| strikeouts per game with |U| an average of 8.4 |V| Ks per contest.
|Y| style="font-size: 14px;">The Mets strike |Z| out nine batters per |A| nine innings as a |B| pitching staff, fifth-best in |C| MLB.
New |D| York has pitched to |E| a 4.14 ERA this |F| season, which ranks 18th |G| in baseball.
Padres Key |H| Players to Watch
|J| style="font-size: 14px;">Cease (12-9) takes |K| the mound for the |L| Padres in his 27th |M| start of the season. |O| He has a 3.46 |P| ERA in 148 1/3 |Q| innings pitched, with 186 |R| strikeouts.
Jurickson |S| Profar leads San Diego |U| in home runs with |V| 20 and runs batted |Y| in with 76.
|Z| style="font-size: 14px;">Jackson Merrill has |A| collected 127 hits this |B| season and has an |C| OBP of .322. Hes |D| slugging .491 on the |E| year.
Luis |F| Arraezs batting average of |G| .302 leads all San |H| Diego hitters this season.
|J| dir="ltr">Manny Machado |K| leads San Diego in |L| home runs with 20 |M| while driving in 73 |O| runs and slugging .449.
|P| dir="ltr">Mets Key Players to |Q| Watch
Severino |R| (8-6) will take to |S| the mound for the |U| Mets and make his |V| 25th start of the |Y| season.
Francisco |Z| Lindor leads the Mets |A| with 73 runs batted |B| in while accumulating a |C| team-high batting average of |D| .266.
Pete |E| Alonso has shown his |F| power as he paces |G| his team with 27 |H| home runs.
|J| 14px;">Brandon Nimmo is batting |K| .227 with 22 doubles, |L| three triples, 18 home |M| runs and 67 walks.
|O| dir="ltr">Jesse Winker |P| has 20 doubles, 12 |Q| home runs and 55 |R| walks while hitting .262.
|S| dir="ltr">Padres and Mets Injuries
|U| dir="ltr">Padres: Ha-Seong |V| Kim: 10 Day IL |Y| (Shoulder), Stephen Kolek: 15 |Z| Day IL (Forearm), Wandy |A| Peralta: 15 Day IL |B| (Aductor), Fernando Tatis Jr.: |C| 60 Day IL (Quadricep), |D| Luis Patiño: 60 Day |E| IL (Elbow)
|F| 14px;">Mets: Sean Reid-Foley: 15 |G| Day IL (Shoulder), Dedniel |H| Nunez: 15 Day IL |J| (Pronator), Christian Scott: 15 |K| Day IL (Elbow), Drew |L| Smith: 60 Day IL |M| (Elbow), Brooks Raley: 60 |O| Day IL (Elbow), Ronny |P| Mauricio: 60 Day IL |Q| (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 |R| Day IL (Calf)
Padres |S| vs. Mets Prediction
|U| style="font-size: 14px;">Score Prediction: Padres |V| 5, Mets 4
|Y| style="font-size: 14px;">Total Prediction: Over |Z| 7.5 runs
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