New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-240) Oakland (+200)

The New York Mets (8-6) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will go up against the Oakland Athletics (3-11). The line on this contest has the Mets at -240 while the Athletics are priced at +200. The over/under is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Max Scherzer and JP Sears.

As a unit, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in the league. They have tallied 68 runs scored while having a team OBP of .347. The Mets have hit 25 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have earned 67 runs batted in and 101 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .224. New York has a slugging % of .367 and have struck out 101 times, while taking a walk on 76 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Mets pitchers have allowed 22 home runs and also 58 runs (9th in the league). New York has given up 114 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 58 earned runs. The Mets are sitting with a team ERA of 4.28 on the year (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 123 batters. They have walked 58 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.17 as a team this year.

The Mets relievers have accumulated a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. The relievers have inherited 19 runners on the campaign with 21.1% of those players ended up scoring. Mets relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 12 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 47 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 15 holds this season (1st in the league). They have accumulated 3 saves so far this season and have blown 0 out of their 3 save opportunities.

The Mets have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,098 innings, which ranks them 7th in the majors. The New York Mets have accumulated 366 putouts for the season, in addition to 119 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .996 which ranks 1st in baseball, and they have turned 16 double plays.

Scherzer has thrown 2,698 innings and has 3,207 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.12 (935 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.075. He has surrendered 2,193 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 708 walks. Scherzer (203-103 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.12 while facing 10,896 hitters in the majors.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .386 and they are scoring 4.07 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have hit 19 doubles, while taking a walk 44 times and scoring 57 runs. Oakland is sitting with 16 long balls this year to go along with 56 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 129 instances (9th in the league) and have 113 hits. The Oakland Athletics have an on-base percentage of .307 as well as a batting average of .239 for the season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.770 with a FIP of 6.73 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 139. The Oakland pitching staff have given up 118 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 8.34 (113 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.30 (99 strikeouts against 77 free passes). They have conceded 26 long balls and they allow 8.70 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 48.1% out of their 27 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 17 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Athletics have earned 2 holds and also 3 blown saves. They sit at 30th in the league with a save percentage of 25.0%, and they have sent 48 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 4 save chances and they have come away with 1 save.

Out of their 1,098 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (23rd in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 10 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .977 (30th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 99 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 366 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Sears has conceded 78 base knocks and he has 60 strikeouts in 79 innings pitched. Sears (6-4 career mark) holds a 4.07 ERA and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 36 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.293 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 329 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-240)

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