Texas Rangers vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-140) New York (+120)

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (47-29) will play the Texas Rangers (36-38) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Texas at -140 and New York opens at +120. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Glenn Otto and Chris Bassitt.

Texas has a slugging % of .394 and have been called out on strikes 621 times, while being walked on 203 occasions. They have accumulated 304 runs batted in in addition to 594 hits on the season, and their team batting average is .240. The Rangers have compiled 93 doubles as a unit and have hit 92 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 324 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .299. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 13th in baseball.

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Rangers pitchers have allowed 67 long balls and 310 total runs (13th in the league). They have walked 253 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. The Rangers have an ERA of 3.93 for the season (16th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 603 batters.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 57 times and also have had 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 40 holds over the course of the season (14th in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have a save rate of 58.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 69 save situations. They have tallied 17 saves this season and have not converted 12 of 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 86 base runners for the season and 31.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rangers have dispatched 250 relievers to the mound this season.

The Rangers have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,856 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have accounted for 1,952 putouts so far this season, as well as 681 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and have earned 64 double plays.

Otto has taken the hill for 65 innings and is sitting with 62 K's in his MLB career. Otto (4-6 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.47 while he has gone up against 298 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 6.72 (49 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.584. He has given up 70 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 34 walks.

The Mets hold a slugging % of .401 and they are recording 4.88 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have put up 116 doubles, while walking 230 times and scoring 366 runs. New York has hit 71 home runs this year to go along with 350 runs batted in. They have struck out on 569 occasions (25th in MLB) and have accounted for 655 hits. The New York Mets have an OBP of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .259 so far this year.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.80 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.13 (695 strikeouts vs 222 walks). They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 597. They have surrendered 82 homers and they relinquish 4.16 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 307 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.93 (290 earned runs surrendered).

With 80 save situations, the Mets have 48 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 31 save opportunities and they have earned 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of 103 inherited base runners. They rank 15th in baseball holding a save rate of 64.5%, and they have sent 232 relievers to the mound on the season.

The New York Mets have turned 62 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Mets have 633 assists, 35 errors and have accumulated 1,993 putouts so far this year. Out of their 5,979 innings on the field, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (17th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bassitt has surrendered 572 hits while totaling 599 punch outs in 645 innings pitched. Bassitt (37-30 career record) has earned a 3.54 earned run average and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 254 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.204 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,714 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-140)

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