Padres vs. Mets Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 22

Updated Aug. 22, 2024 9:00 p.m. ET

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Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres will try to knock off Mark Vientos and the New York Mets when the teams square off on Thursday at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Padres are favored in this one, at -159, while the underdog Mets have +135 odds to win. San Diego is a 1.5-run favorite (at +139 odds). A 7.5-run total has been listed in this matchup.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Padres-Mets game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Padres vs. Mets Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. ET
• Where: PETCO Park in San Diego, California
• How to Watch on TV: SDPA

Padres vs. Mets Prediction

• Score Prediction: Padres 5, Mets 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Padres 54%, Mets 46%

Padres vs. Mets Betting Insights

• This season, the Padres have won 46 out of the 79 games, or 58.2%, in which they've been favored.
• San Diego has a record of 22-10, a 68.8% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• The Mets have come away with 21 wins in the 48 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• New York has a mark of 5-5 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +135 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 42.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

NYM 8 · SD 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

New York Mets

NYM

+1.5

+135

O 7.5

San Diego Padres

SD

-1.5

-161

U 7.5

Padres Recent Betting Performance

• The Padres went 5-4 across the nine games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Padres combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total six times.
• The Padres have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Padres Recent Stats

Padres Player Insights

• Profar leads the Padres with 20 home runs and 76 runs batted in.
• Including all MLB hitters, Profar ranks 19th in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 29th in slugging.
• Jackson Merrill is batting .291 with 21 doubles, six triples, 18 home runs and 21 walks.
• Merrill is 55th in home runs and 30th in RBI among all major league batters this year.
• Merrill has six games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 games he is hitting .263 with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, a walk and nine RBI.
• Luis Arraez has racked up a team-high batting average of .302.
• Arraez has at least one base hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .190 with .
• Manny Machado's 20 home runs lead his team.

Padres Team Props

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Mets Recent Betting Performance

• Over the past 10 games, the Mets have been underdogs just once and lost that contest.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Mets and their opponents are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Mets have three wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Mets Recent Stats

Mets Player Insights

• The Mets are led in runs batted in by Francisco Lindor with a mark of 73, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .266.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Lindor is 19th in homers and 23rd in RBI.
• Pete Alonso has a team-high 27 home runs.
• Alonso ranks 12th in homers and 35th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .227 with 22 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 67 walks.
• Jesse Winker is hitting .262 with 20 doubles, 12 home runs and 55 walks.

Mets Team Props

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