Padres vs. Mets Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 23

Joe Musgrove and |A| Paul Blackburn are the |B| projected starters when the |C| San Diego Padres and |D| New York Mets square |E| off on Friday at |F| PETCO Park. The Padres |G| are -139 moneyline favorites |H| in this matchup against |J| the Mets (+118). San |K| Diego (-1.5) is the |L| favorite on the run |M| line. The over/under for |O| the game is set |P| at 8 runs.

Take |Q| a look at everything |R| you need to know |S| from a betting perspective |U| on the Padres-Mets game, |V| regarding the run line, |Y| moneyline and total, plus |Z| expert picks.

Padres vs. |A| Mets Game Information & |B| Odds

• When: Friday, August |C| 23, 2024 at 9:40 |D| p.m. ET

• Where: PETCO |E| Park in San Diego, |F| California

• How to |G| Watch on TV: SNY

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  Score Prediction: Padres 5, |U| Mets 4

• Total |V| Prediction: Over 8 runs

• |Y| dir="ltr">Win Probabilities: Padres 54%, Mets |Z| 46%

Padres vs. Mets |A| Betting Insights

• This |B| season, the Padres have |C| been favored 79 times |D| and won 46, or |E| 58.2%, of those games.

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  This season San |G| Diego has won 27 |H| of its 45 games, |J| or 60%, when favored |K| by at least -139 |L| on the moneyline.

• |M| dir="ltr">The moneyline for this |O| contest implies a 58.2% |P| chance of a victory |Q| for the Padres.

• |R| dir="ltr">The Mets have been |S| chosen as underdogs in |U| 48 games this year |V| and have walked away |Y| with the win 21 |Z| times (43.8%) in those |A| games.

• New York |B| has a mark of |C| 10-9 in contests where |D| oddsmakers favor it by |E| +118 or worse on |F| the moneyline.

• The |G| Mets have an implied |H| victory probability of 45.9% |J| according to the moneyline |K| set for this matchup.

|L| dir="ltr">Padres Recent Betting Performance

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  The Padres went |O| 5-4 across the nine |P| games they were favored |Q| on the moneyline in |R| their last 10 matchups.

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  In their last |U| 10 outings -- all |V| had a set run |Y| total -- the Padres |Z| and their opponents combined |A| to hit the over |B| on the total six |C| times.

• The Padres |D| are 5-5-0 against the |E| spread over their past |F| 10 games.

Padres Recent |G| Stats

Padres Player Insights

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  Jurickson Profar has |O| a team-high 20 home |P| runs and 76 runs |Q| batted in.

• Profar |R| ranks 36th in home |S| runs and 22nd in |U| RBI among all hitters |V| in MLB.

• Jackson |Y| Merrill is hitting .291 |Z| with 21 doubles, six |A| triples, 18 home runs |B| and 21 walks.

• |C| dir="ltr">Merrill is 55th in |D| homers in MLB, and |E| 30th in RBI.

• |F| dir="ltr">Merrill enters this matchup |G| looking for his seventh |H| game in a row |J| with a hit. During |K| his last 10 outings |L| he is batting .263 |M| with two doubles, two |O| triples, two home runs, |P| a walk and nine |Q| RBI.

• Luis Arraez has |R| a team-best batting average |S| of .302.

• Arraez |U| will look to build |V| on his two-game hitting |Y| in this game. During |Z| his last five outings |A| he is hitting .190 |B| with .

• Manny |C| Machado has shown off his |D| power as he paces |E| his team with 20 |F| home runs.

Learn more |G| about this Padres vs. |H| Mets matchup on Fox |J| Sports.

Mets Recent Betting |K| Performance

• The Mets |L| have been underdogs once |M| in the past 10 |O| games and lost that |P| contest.

• In their |Q| last 10 games with |R| a total, the Mets |S| and their opponents have |U| combined to hit the |V| over six times.

• |Y| dir="ltr">The Mets have three |Z| wins against the spread |A| in their last 10 |B| chances.

Mets Recent Stats

|G| dir="ltr">Mets Player Insights

• |H| dir="ltr">Francisco Lindor has put |J| up a team-best batting |K| average of .266 while |L| leading the Mets in |M| runs batted in with |O| a mark of 73.

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  Lindors home run |Q| total puts him 19th |R| in the big leagues, |S| and he is 23rd |U| in RBI.

• Pete |V| Alonsos 27 home runs |Y| pace his team.

• |Z| dir="ltr">Alonso ranks 12th overall |A| in home runs and |B| 36th in RBI this |C| year.

• Brandon Nimmo is |D| hitting .227 with 22 |E| doubles, three triples, 18 |F| home runs and 67 |G| walks.

• Jesse Winker is |H| batting .262 with 20 |J| doubles, 12 home runs |K| and 55 walks.

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