Miami Marlins vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+135) New York (-155)

Citi Field is the location where the New York Mets (51-31) will play the Miami Marlins (39-41) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Marlins at +135 and the Mets are coming in at -155. The over/under is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Pablo Lopez and Chris Bassitt.

Miami has a slugging rate of .396 and have struck out 704 times, while being walked on 234 occasions. They have recorded 332 runs batted in as well as 656 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .243. The Marlins have tallied 123 doubles as a unit and have smacked 88 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 348 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. As a team, the Miami Marlins are knocking in 4.4 runs per outing, which has them at 17th in the league.

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Marlins pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs and also 336 runs in total (12th in the league). They have walked 253 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a team on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.83 over the course of the season (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 687 hitters.

The Marlins have dispatched 267 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 base runners over the course of the season with 34.6% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 21 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 of 34 save opportunities. The Marlins relief pitchers have a save rate of 61.8% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 41 holds over the course of the season (18th in the league). Marlins bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 69 times as well as having 83 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 6,345 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have a total of 2,115 putouts for the season, as well as 734 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and they have twisted 64 double plays.

Lopez has taken the ball for 424 frames and has racked up 408 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.80 (179 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.170. He has given up 380 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 116 free passes. Lopez (23-25 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.74 while he has faced 1,752 hitters in the major leagues.

New York has tallied 79 HRs over the course of the season as well as 376 runs batted in. They have 128 doubles, while getting a free base 245 times and putting up 392 runs. The New York Mets have an OBP of .327 as well as a team batting average of .257 so far this season. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .400 and they have an average of 4.78 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 618 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned 713 base hits.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.216 and have a FIP of 3.78 as a staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.22 (775 strikeouts vs 241 walks). They sit at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 643. They have conceded 93 homers and they allow 4.06 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have conceded 328 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (311 earned runs yielded).

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 110 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 73 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. With 88 save situations, the Mets have 53 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They rank 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 254 relievers to the mound on the season. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves.

Out of their 6,549 innings played, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (16th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 66 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in baseball). The Mets have recorded 690 assists, 36 errors and have a tally of 2,183 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Bassitt has allowed 572 base knocks while he has tallied 599 K's in 645 innings pitched. Bassitt (37-30 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.54 ERA while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 254 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.204 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,714 hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-155)

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