Mets vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 18, 2024

Jose Quintana will take the mound for the New York Mets (83-68) Wednesday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Washington Nationals (68-83). The Mets are -172 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on MASN, live from Citi Field. New York’s Quintana gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s DJ Herz.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Mets vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-172)
• Underdog: Nationals (+144)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Mets have been victorious in 53, or 60.2%, of the 88 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season New York has come away with a win 12 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -172 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 63.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Nationals have won 52 of the 122 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (42.6%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +144 or longer, Washington has gone 19-28 (40.4%).
• The Nationals have a 41% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Mets vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Francisco Lindor leads New York in batting average (.271) and runs batted in (86) this season while also slugging 31 homers.
• Lindor ranks 15th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 26th in RBI.
• Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs (33) and runs batted in (86) this season while batting .246.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 20 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Abrams is 64th in home runs and 75th in RBI.
• Luis Garcia has 65 runs batted in while hitting .280. Both lead his team.

Mets vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Mets have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Mets have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.92) in the majors this season.
• The Mets have a combined WHIP of 1.260 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Washington has the 23rd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.31).
• The Nationals average baseball’s fifth-worst WHIP (1.340).