Mets vs. Padres Best Bets: Odds, Predictions, Latest Stats and Trends for August 23

It’s Friday, August 23rd, and the Mets (67-61) continue their series in San Diego against the Padres (72-57). Last night, Luis Severino defeated Dylan Cease and the Mets won Game 1 8-3. Mark Vientos got a couple of hits and scored 3 runs to pace the Mets’ offense.

San Diego currently holds a wild-card spot in the National League, but their lead over that spot has shrunk to 3 games. New York has moved to within 1½ games of the Braves, clinching the final spot.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest information on catching the first pitch, projected pitcher matchups, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course our predictions, tips, and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert teams.

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Game details and watch Mets vs. Padres live today

● Date: Friday, August 23, 2024
● Time: 9:40 p.m. EST
● Location: Petco Park
● City: San Diego, CA
● TV/Streaming: SNY, SDPA

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Mets vs. Padres Odds

The current odds from Friday morning:

● Victory Line: Mets +120, Padres -145
● Spread: Mets +1.5 (-190), Padres -1.5 (+155)
● Over/Under: 8 runs

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Current team statistics for Mets vs. Padres

● New York has won 2 games in a row. In their last 10 games, they are 6-4. On the road at Citi Field, New York has a record of 32-28 this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +32.

● The Padres have lost 2 games in a row. Their record in their last 10 games is 6-4. San Diego has a record of 35-31 at home this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +62.

Expected starting pitchers for Mets vs. Padres

● Today’s pitching duel (August 23): Paul Blackburn vs Joe Musgrove

○ Mets: Blackburn (5-3, 4.19 ERA) allowed 34 earned runs and 66 hits and had 58 strikeouts in 73 innings.
○ Fathers: Musgrove (3-4, 4.97 ERA) allowed 32 earned runs and 63 hits and had 51 strikeouts in 58 innings.

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The most important betting trends and insights ahead of Mets vs. Padres on August 23, 2024

● Manny Machado has a modest 2-5 (.400) against Paul Blackburn in his career

● Francisco Lindor has a career record of 7-20 (.350) with 2 HRs against Joe Musgrove

● Who’s hot? Lindor is 6-12 (.500) in his last 3 games and has a batting average of .341 in August

● Who doesn’t! Francisco Alvarez has only 1 hit (.063) with 9 strikeouts in his last 16 ABs

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Expert tips and predictions for the Mets vs. Padres game on Friday

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Our model calculates predictions around every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB schedule based on data points such as past performance, player matchups, stadium information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is complete, we compare its projection to the latest betting odds for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for tonight’s Mets vs. Padres game:

– Money line: NBC Sports stays away from a game on the moneyline

– Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards a Padres game on the run line

– Number of runs: NBC Sports recommends a bet on the total of over 8 runs

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