Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

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

The Philadelphia Phillies (25-29) are traveling to Citi Field on Thursday where they will play the New York Mets (28-27). The moneyline on this contest has the Phillies at +135 while the Mets are sitting at -155. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Taijuan Walker and Max Scherzer.

Philadelphia has a slugging % of .412 and have struck out 489 times, while being walked on 165 occasions. They have earned 218 runs batted in and 467 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .254. The Phillies have tallied 103 doubles as a team and have smacked 55 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 227 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Phillies pitchers have allowed 58 home runs and 267 total runs (24th in the league). Philadelphia has yielded 459 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 240 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 4.59 so far this year (23rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 489 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 169 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.01 as a team so far this year.

Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 47 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 27 holds so far this season (21st in the league). The Phillies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 45 save situations. They have earned 14 saves for the season and have blown 4 of their 18 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 79 runners this year with 39.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Phillies have dispatched 185 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Phillies have converted 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,233 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 1,411 putouts this season, as well as 438 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which ranks 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Walker has pitched in 951 innings and has totaled 849 K's during his career. Walker (58-52 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 3,999 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.98 (421 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.239. He has conceded 872 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 307 walks.

The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .400 and they are earning 4.45 runs per game (19th in the league). They have hit 74 doubles, while taking a walk 193 times as well as putting up 245 runs. New York has hit 63 long balls so far this year as well as 236 runs batted in. They have struck out on 405 occasions (28th in MLB) and have 451 hits. The New York Mets have earned an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 256 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.69 (248 earned runs allowed). They have given up 75 homers and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.351 with a FIP of 4.87 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (454 strikeouts vs 199 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 444.

New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 16 saves. They are ranked 2nd in MLB with a save rate of 76.2%, and they have sent 171 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 44 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.7% out of 66 inherited runners. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Mets have 38 holds and also 5 blown saves.

Out of their 4,284 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (5th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have turned 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Mets have accrued 472 assists, 18 errors and have amassed 1,428 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Scherzer has given up 2,213 hits while tallying 3,232 punch outs in 2,722 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 943 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.075 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.53 and he has gone up against 10,995 opposing batters thus far in his career. Scherzer (205-104 career record) has a 3.12 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-155)

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