Mets vs. Brewers NL Wild Card Series Game 2 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 2, 2024

The NL Wild Card Series continues Wednesday at 7:38 p.m. ET when the New York Mets visit the Milwaukee Brewers live on ESPN from American Family Field. The Mets will look to move on to the NLDS while the Brewers hope to extend the series with a win. Sean Manaea starts for New York while Frankie Montas is Milwaukee’s starter for the contest. The Mets are -110 favorites to pick up the win, while the underdog Brewers have -109 odds on the moneyline.

Be sure to check out our preview for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Mets vs. Brewers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-110)
• Underdog: Brewers (-109)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets vs. Brewers Betting Insights

• The Mets have been favorites in 94 games this season and have come away with the win 57 times (60.6%) in those contests.
• This season New York has come away with a win 61 times in 99 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 52.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Brewers have compiled a 37-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 53.6% of those games).
• Milwaukee is 36-32 (winning 52.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -109 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Brewers a 52.2% chance to win.

Mets vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders

• Francisco Lindor leads New York in runs batted in with 91 while batting .273, which is also best on the team.
• Lindor ranks 14th in the majors in home runs, and 25th in RBI.
• Pete Alonso is slugging .459 this season, with a team-best 34 homers while driving in 88 runs.
• William Contreras paces the Brewers with a .281 batting average.
• In all of MLB, Contreras ranks 49th in home runs and 22nd in RBI.
• Willy Adames has shown his power as he leads his team with 32 home runs and 112 runs batted in.

Mets vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings

• The Mets average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
• The Mets have pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• Mets pitchers have a 1.261 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• Milwaukee has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.65).
• Brewers pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.234).