The Washington Nationals (26-31) and New York Mets (24-34) meet Monday at Nationals Park, with first pitch at 6:45 PM ET on MASN. The Nationals are -122 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Mets are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +155 odds. MacKenzie Gore starts for Washington while Tylor Megill is New York’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.39
Nationals to win vs Mets -122
Nationals vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-122)
- Underdog: Mets (+104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Nationals vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Nationals have come away with three wins in the five contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Washington has been listed as a favorite of -122 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 55% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Mets have put together a 10-19 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 34.5% of those games).
- New York has an 8-13 record (winning just 38.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
- The Mets have an implied moneyline win probability of 49% in this game.
Nationals vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- C.J. Abrams leads Washington with nine home runs this season. He’s batting .249 with 26 RBI.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Abrams’ home run total ranks him 38th and his RBI tally places him 73rd.
- Jesse Winker has collected 43 hits this season and has an OBP of .349. He’s slugging .388 on the year.
- Pete Alonso paces the Mets in home runs (13) and runs batted in (29).
- In all of MLB, Alonso is 11th in home runs and 49th in RBI.
- Francisco Lindor’s 29 runs batted in pace his team.
Nationals vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Nationals strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Nationals have pitched to a 3.89 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.300 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
- New York has the 21st-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.24).
- Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.333).