New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+150) Philadelphia (-175)

Citizens Bank Park is where the Philadelphia Phillies (39-36) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (34-41) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Mets at +150 while the Phillies are coming in at -175. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Max Scherzer and Zack Wheeler.

New York is slugging .396 and have struck out 587 times, while being walked on 256 occasions. They have recorded 328 runs batted in and 596 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is at .240. The Mets have tallied 103 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 89 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 338 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 13th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.37 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Mets pitchers have given up 104 long balls and also 357 runs in total (22nd in the league). New York has yielded 624 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 337 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 4.66 for the season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 625 batters. They have walked 264 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.82 as a unit for the year.

The Mets have dispatched 237 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 base runners so far this season with 28.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have 18 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 out of their 26 save opportunities. The Mets relievers have earned a save percentage of 69.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 72 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 45 holds for the year (7th in MLB). Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 70 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,856 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have accumulated 1,952 putouts for the season, in addition to 649 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 14th in baseball, and they have turned 68 double plays.

Scherzer has taken the hill for 2,746 innings and has accumulated 3,261 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Scherzer (207-104 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.13 and he has faced 11,096 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.13 (956 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.076. He has allowed 2,240 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 716 walks.

The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .414 and they average 4.37 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have put up 138 two-baggers, while walking 232 times as well as recording 328 runs. Philadelphia is sitting with 78 home runs for the season and 313 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 687 occasions (7th in the league) and have a total of 662 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .257 on the year.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 343 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.21 (309 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 79 home runs and they concede 4.68 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.262 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.30 (684 strikeouts against 227 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 606.

With 66 save situations, the Phillies have earned 37 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers take the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have come away with 21 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 78 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.6% out of 93 inherited base runners. They rank 5th in baseball with a save percentage of 72.4%, and they have dispatched 252 relievers onto the field for the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 39 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Phillies have racked up 618 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 1,981 putouts this year. In their 5,943 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (14th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Wheeler has allowed 1,139 hits while he has earned 1,287 punch outs in 1,274 innings pitched. He has surrendered 485 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.196 and having a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.33 and he has faced 5,295 hitters in his pro baseball career. Wheeler (80-61 record in his career) has earned a 3.42 ERA while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-175)

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