San Diego Padres (41-46) vs New York Mets (41-46)
2023-07-08 22:10:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: San Diego Padres -170 / New York Mets +145 --- Over/Under: 8.5
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The New York Mets and the San Diego Padres meet in MLB action from Petco Park on Saturday Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
San Diego is listed as a -170 home favorite while the Mets are +145 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
David Peterson will start for the Mets and is 2-6 with a 6.61 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season. Blake Snell will start for the Padres and is 5-7 with a 3.03 ERA and 121 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
New York’s 7-5 win on Friday made it back-to-back wins for the Mets in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
New York is 2-5 in their last 7 road games against a team with a left-handed starter and 5-13 in their last 18 road games against a team with a losing record. San Diego is 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games and 6-2 in their last 8 home games while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 Saturday games.
Pick
I’m on the Padres in this one. I get the case to be made for the Mets as a dog as they’ve been hot, but Snell might be the hottest pitcher they’ve run into up to this point of their current hot run and I don’t know if they’ll be able to break him down and get the job done here. The Padres have frequently disappointed backers left and right for much of the season, but I think Snell helps get them some redemption here so give me the Padres.
