Monday’s matchup between the Washington Nationals (39-43) and New York Mets (40-40) could go either way, as bookmakers have declared the game a pick ’em (both teams are even on the moneyline). Action gets underway from Nationals Park at 6:45 PM ET, live on SNY). MacKenzie Gore takes the mound for Washington while David Peterson is New York’s starter for the contest.
Be sure to check out our betting preview for this game, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $38.35
Nationals to win vs Mets -109
Nationals vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-109)
- Underdog: Mets (-109)
- Over/under: 8.5
Nationals vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Nationals have been chosen as favorites in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (53.3%) in those games.
- Washington has a record of 8-7 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -109 or more on the moneyline.
- The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Mets have been the moneyline underdog 39 total times this season. They’ve finished 18-21 in those games.
- New York has gone 17-20 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer (45.9%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Mets a 52.2% chance to win.
Nationals vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting average (.282), home runs (13) and runs batted in (42) this season.
- Abrams ranks 36th in the majors in home runs, and 43rd in RBI.
- Jesse Winker is batting .263 with an OBP of .377 and a slugging percentage of .412 this season.
- Francisco Lindor is batting .252 with 24 doubles, 13 home runs and 25 walks.
- In all of the majors, Lindor ranks 36th in home runs and 55th in RBI.
- Pete Alonso has shown his power as he paces his team with 17 home runs.
Nationals vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Nationals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Nationals have the 15th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.283 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- New York has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.12).
- The Mets have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.313).