New York Yankees vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+110) New York (-130)

The New York Yankees (38-29) are headed to Citi Field on Wednesday where they will go up against the New York Mets (31-35). The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at +110 and the Mets are at -130. The over/under comes in at 6.5. The starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander.

New York has a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 558 times, while taking a walk on 206 occasions. They have 295 runs batted in and 513 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .232. The Yankees have compiled 83 doubles as a team and have knocked 102 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 304 runs while holding a team OBP of .301. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which is 13th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Yankees pitchers have yielded 76 long balls and 261 runs in total (6th in MLB). New York has given up 502 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 239 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 3.58 this season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 594 hitters. They have walked 223 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a unit this year.

The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.9% and has come into the game in 60 save situations. The relievers have inherited 106 runners on the campaign and 36.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 77 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 207 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 32 holds on the campaign (23rd in MLB). They have recorded 19 saves so far this season and have blown 9 of their 28 save opportunities.

The Yankees have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,406 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The New York Yankees have amassed 1,802 putouts on the year, in addition to 592 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 20th in MLB, and have a total of 54 double plays.

Cole (137-72 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.16 and he has faced 6,999 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,461 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 452 free passes. His earned run average is 3.21 (620 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.102. Cole has taken the mound for 1,735 innings and has accounted for 2,020 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

New York has a total of 79 long balls so far this year and 280 RBIs. They have notched 87 doubles, while taking a walk 225 times and notching 290 runs. The New York Mets have an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .240 for the year. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .396 and they score 4.39 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have struck out on 506 instances (27th in the league) and have 525 hits.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 313 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.70 (298 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 91 homers and they relinquish 4.93 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.383 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.82 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (549 strikeouts against 235 walks). They come in at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 555.

New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 26 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. They rank 9th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 206 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations in addition to 58 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 84 inherited base runners. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Mets have 45 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 59 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 576 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,715 putouts so far this season. Out of their 5,145 innings played, the Mets are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (14th in professional baseball).

In his career, Verlander has conceded 2,693 hits while he has tallied 3,231 strikeouts in 3,202 innings. Verlander (246-136 career mark) is the owner of a 3.26 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 1,160 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.120 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.62 and he has gone up against 13,046 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-130)

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