Following a big two-homer game last time out, J.D. Martinez leads the New York Mets (32-37) into action as +101 underdogs against the San Diego Padres (37-37). First pitch from Citi Field at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday, live on WPIX. San Diego’s Dylan Cease gets the start, and he’ll go against New York’s Tylor Megill.
Here is our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Padres to win vs Mets -120
Padres vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Padres (-120)
- Underdog: Mets (+101)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Padres have been victorious in 25, or 54.3%, of the 46 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season San Diego has been victorious 18 times in 36 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The Padres have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Mets have won 36.4% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (12-21).
- New York has gone 10-16 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer (38.5%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Mets a 49.8% chance to win.
Padres vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in runs batted in with 45 while batting .322.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Profar’s home run total places him 47th and his RBI tally places him 16th.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. is slugging .467 this season, with a team-best 13 homers while driving in 35 runs.
- Francisco Lindor has 17 doubles, 11 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .230.
- Lindor ranks 36th in homers and 67th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Pete Alonso has shown his power as he paces his team with 14 home runs.
Padres vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Padres strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
- Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.90 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Padres have a combined 1.225 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
- New York’s 4.12 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.306).