The New York Mets (24-35) are -120 favorites for their Tuesday meeting with the Washington Nationals (27-31). The matchup between the fourth- and third-place teams in the NL East begins at 6:45 PM ET on SNY. David Peterson gets the starting nod for New York while Trevor Williams is Washington’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
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Mets to win vs Nationals -120
Mets vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mets (-120)
- Underdog: Nationals (+102)
- Over/under: 8.5
Mets vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Mets have been victorious in 12, or 46.2%, of the 26 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season New York has come away with a win eight times in 20 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Nationals have won 24 of the 53 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (45.3%).
- Washington is 24-29 (winning 45.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +102 or longer.
- The Nationals have a 49.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Mets vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Pete Alonso leads New York with 13 home runs this season. He’s batting .239 with 30 RBI.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Alonso’s home run total ranks him 11th and his RBI tally ranks him 50th.
- Francisco Lindor has 54 hits and an OBP of .293 to go with a slugging percentage of .395 this season.
- C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with nine home runs.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Abrams is 38th in home runs and 76th in RBI.
- Jesse Winker has 10 doubles, six home runs and 27 walks while hitting .230.
Mets vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Mets have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- Mets pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.25 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Mets rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.333 WHIP this season.
- The Nationals pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Washington’s 3.86 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Nationals average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.291).