NY Mets vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 8-13-24 MLB Picks

In this article we will formulate a NY Mets vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 13th at Citi Field in New York. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.

New York Mets Betting Preview

The New York Mets are 61-57 this year and they have lost four of their last six games. New York is coming off of a series loss against Seattle, where they lost all three games and scored just one run in the series. Prior to that series, the Mets won two out of three against the Rockies, won a makeup game against the Cardinals, and lost two out of three against the Angels. New York is 3-6 in their last nine games and they are third in the NL East. 

The New York pitching staff has a 4.17 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 561 runs with a .249 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Francisco Lindor is batting .260 with 22 home runs and 67 RBI’s for the Mets this season. 

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 50-69 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against Toronto, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics won two out of three against the White Sox, lost two out of three against the Dodgers, and split two games with the Giants. Oakland is 4-2 in their last six games and they are last in the AL West. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 481 runs with a .231 batting average and a .302 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .291 with 29 home runs and 83 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for New York is Paul Blackburn, who is 5-2 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP over 63.0 innings pitched this year. Blackburn has allowed three earned runs in 12.0 innings of work since coming over from Oakland. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Ross Stripling, who is 2-11 with a 5.72 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP over 72.1 innings pitched this season. Stripling has allowed at least four earned runs in four of his last five starts. 

Why the Mets will beat the Athletics

• The Athletics have lost each of their last seven games against National League opponents following a win.
• The Mets have won each of their last four games against the Athletics.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games against NL East opponents following a road win.
• The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last four night games at Citi Field following a loss.
• The Mets have led after 5 innings in each of their last five home night games.
• The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

• Nine of the Mets’ last 10 games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Eight of the Athletics’ last nine night games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five games at Citi Field.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four games between the Athletics and Mets.

New York Mets Player Prop Facts

• Paul Blackburn has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one total base in each of the Mets’ last 13 games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded a Double in three of the Mets’ last four games against the Athletics.
• J.D. Martinez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Brandon Nimmo has scored at least one run in each of the Mets’ last seven night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Pete Alonso has hit a home run in four of the Mets’ last five games against the Athletics.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mets’ last 13 games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one Single in each of the Mets’ last seven games against AL opponents.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Zack Gelof has scored at least one run in each of the Athletics’ last seven road games against NL East opponents.
• Brent Rooker has hit at least one home run in four of the Athletics’ last five games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Esteury Ruiz has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances in night games against NL teams that held a winning record.
• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Athletics’ last six games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Esteury Ruiz has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances against NL East opponents that held a winning record.

NY Mets vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 

New York comes into this series after an embarrassing series in Seattle, where they scored just one run in three games. The Mets are 30-29 at home, while the Athletics are 21-39 on the road. Oakland has not been very good on the road this season, but they did pick up a series win in Toronto over the weekend. New York definitely has the pitching advantage with Blackburn on the mound, but it is a slight concern that he pitched for Oakland for most of this season, so they will have a great scouting report on him. Even after taking that into consideration, I think the Mets will have a nice bounce back here. My NY Mets vs Oakland Athletics prediction is for the Mets to win by at least two runs.