Mets vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 15, 2024

After a four-hit game last time out, Pete Alonso leads the New York Mets (62-58) as -178 favorites against the Oakland Athletics (51-70). Action gets underway from Citi Field at 1:10 PM ET on Thursday, live on NBCS-CA. New York’s Jose Quintana gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Mitch Spence.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Mets vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-178)
• Underdog: Athletics (+149)
• Over/under: 8.5

Mets vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Mets have been chosen as favorites in 67 games this year and have walked away with the win 37 times (55.2%) in those games.
• This season New York has been victorious five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -178 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 64% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Athletics are 39-66 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 37.1% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +149 or longer, Oakland has a 15-31 record (winning only 32.6% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Athletics a 40.2% chance to win.

Mets vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Francisco Lindor leads New York in batting average (.263) and runs batted in (69) this season while also slugging 23 homers.
• Lindor ranks 21st in homers and 28th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Alonso’s 26 home runs are most among New York batters. He’s driven in 68 runs this season while slugging .475.
• JJ Bleday is batting .245 with 33 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 50 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Bleday’s home run total puts him 94th, and his RBI total ranks 138th.
• Shea Langeliers has 14 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 29 walks while batting .224.

Mets vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Mets strike out 9.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• The Mets have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
• Mets pitchers have a 1.301 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
• The Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has a 4.34 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.329).