Miami Marlins vs New York Mets Predictions, MLB Picks, Betting Tips 8/7/2020

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, August 7, 2020

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: FSFL/SNY

Odds/Point Spread: Marlins (+105) Mets (-115)

Jeff McNeil and the New York Mets (5-8, 4th in NL East) play the Miami Marlins (5-1, 1st in NL East) at Citi Field on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Marlins coming in at +105 and the Mets are at -115. The O/U is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Sandy Alcantara and Michael Wacha.

Key Miami Marlins Injuries

8/6/2020 Caleb Smith SP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
8/4/2020 Nick Neidert RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Miguel Rojas SS Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Chad Wallach C Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Harold Ramirez RF Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
8/4/2020 Robert Dugger SP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Sandy Alcantara SP Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Sean Rodriguez 3B Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Ryne Stanek RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Yimi Garcia RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Jose Urena SP Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Jorge Alfaro C Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
8/4/2020 Adam Conley RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/4/2020 Jeff Brigham RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
8/2/2020 Jordan Holloway RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 14
8/2/2020 Alex Vesia RP Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Aug 14
7/27/2020 Garrett Cooper 1B Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
7/23/2020 Drew Steckenrider RP Triceps Expected to be out until at least Sep 1

Key New York Mets Injuries

8/6/2020 Brad Brach RP Not Injury Related Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
8/6/2020 Robert Gsellman RP Triceps Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
8/5/2020 Marcus Stroman SP Calf Expected to be out until at least Aug 14
8/5/2020 Amed Rosario SS Quadriceps Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
8/5/2020 Jeff McNeil 3B Back Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
8/4/2020 Robinson Cano 2B Groin Expected to be out until at least Aug 14
8/3/2020 Jed Lowrie 3B Knee Expected to be out until at least Sep 4
8/3/2020 Walker Lockett RP Back Expected to be out until at least Aug 12
7/31/2020 Rene Rivera C Elbow Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
7/30/2020 Eduardo Nunez RF Knee Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
7/29/2020 Jake Marisnick CF Hamstring Expected to be out until at least Aug 8
6/28/2020 Noah Syndergaard SP Elbow Out for the season

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Marlins have a 5-1 overall record this season. Alcantara (9-17 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.61 and he has faced 1,047 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.77 (103 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.333. He has given up 216 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 112 walks. Alcantara has taken the ball for 246 frames and has earned 198 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.92 and they have given up 19 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .179 against the bullpen and they've struck out 18 hitters and walked 15 batters. As a team, Miami allows 6.2 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.9 batters per nine innings. They are 3rd in the league in team earned run average at 2.57. The Marlins pitchers collectively have given up 34 base hits and 14 earned runs. They have allowed 6 home runs this season, ranking them 29th in the league. Miami as a pitching staff has walked 26 batters and struck out 43. They have walked 4.8 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.9 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.22 and their FIP as a unit is 4.54.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team Miami is hitting .217, good for 20th in the league. The Marlins hold a .406 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .289, which is good for 23rd in baseball. They rank 25th in MLB with 6.5 hits per game. Brian Anderson is hitting .263 with an on-base percentage of .391. He has 5 hits this season in 19 at bats with 5 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .579 and an OPS+ of 173. Jesus Aguilar is hitting .190 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .250. He has totaled 4 hits and he has driven in 5 men in 21 at bats. His OPS+ is 138 while his slugging percentage is at .619. The Marlins have 39 hits, including 6 doubles and 8 home runs. Miami has walked 17 times so far this season and they have struck out 45 times as a unit. They have left 30 men on base and have a team OPS of .694. They score 4 runs per contest and have scored a total of 24 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

New York has a 5-8 overall mark this year. Wacha (60-40 career mark) holds a 3.93 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and he has faced 3,735 hitters in his MLB career. So far in his career, Wacha has allowed 861 hits and he has 768 punchouts in 876 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 383 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.330 and a FIP of 4.0. The bullpen has an earned run average of 5.33 and they have given up 45 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .215 against the Mets bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 53 batters and walked 19 opposing hitters. As a team, New York allows 8.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.3 batters per nine innings. They are 23rd in the league in team earned run average at 4.89. The Mets pitchers as a team have surrendered 111 base knocks and 62 earned runs this season. They have given up 17 home runs this year, which ranks 5th in Major League Baseball. New York as a staff has walked 37 hitters and struck out 118 batters. They give up a walk 2.9 times per 9 innings while they strike out 9.3 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.30 while their FIP as a staff is 3.91.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .261, good for 3rd in the league. The Mets hold a .381 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .350, which is good for 2nd in baseball. They rank 3rd in MLB with 9.0 hits per contest. Jeff McNeil comes into this matchup batting .343 with an OBP of .429. He has 12 hits this year along with 5 RBI in 35 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .429 with an OPS+ of 152. Michael Conforto is hitting .313 this season and he has an OBP of .411. He has collected 15 hits in 48 at bats while driving in 6 runs. He has an OPS+ of 160 and a slugging percentage of .479. The Mets as a unit have 117 base hits, including 14 doubles and 12 homers. New York has walked 52 times this year and they have struck out on 122 occasions. They have had 115 men left on base and have an OPS of .731. They have scored 3.92 runs per game and totaled 51 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Marlins/Mets MLB game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Marlins and under the total runs

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