Data Skrive:
The New York Mets (61-57) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they host the Oakland Athletics (50-69) Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET on NBCS-CA. The Mets are listed as -167 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Athletics are +140 underdogs. Paul Blackburn will get the ball for New York while Oakland will counter with Ross Stripling.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $31.98
Mets to win vs Athletics -167
Mets vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mets (-167)
- Underdog: Athletics (+140)
- Over/under: 8
Mets vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Mets have been victorious in 36, or 55.4%, of the 65 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- New York has a record of 4-2 when favored by -167 or more this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 62.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Athletics have won 36.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (38-65).
- Oakland has gone 17-38 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +140 or longer (30.9%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 41.7%.
Mets vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Francisco Lindor leads New York in runs batted in with 67 while batting .260, which is also best on the team.
- Lindor’s home runs put him 21st in baseball, and he ranks 29th in RBI.
- Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs with 25 while driving in 63 runs and slugging .464.
- Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (29), runs batted in (83) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .291.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Rooker is eighth in home runs and seventh in RBI.
- JJ Bleday is hitting .243 with 33 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 48 walks.
Mets vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Mets have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Mets have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
- Mets pitchers have a 1.297 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
- The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
- Oakland’s 4.30 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.324).