San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs New York Mets

Date: Monday, April 10, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

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

The New York Mets (5-5) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (5-4) at Citi Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Padres at +120 while the Mets are coming in at -140. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryan Weathers and Max Scherzer.

The Padres have tallied 18 doubles as a team and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 70 times, while drawing a walk on 38 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 18th in MLB. They have tallied 36 RBI's and 66 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .229. They have earned 40 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .317.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 4.49 on the campaign (14th in the league), and their staff has struck out 85 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.50 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Padres pitchers have given up 10 home runs in addition to 40 runs (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 34 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a team on the campaign.

The San Diego Padres have 242 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 78 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which has them sitting 8th in MLB, and have 9 double plays. The Padres have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of 726 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in professional baseball.

Weathers has thrown 103 innings and has earned 77 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.40 (62 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.423. He has given up 112 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 35 walks. Weathers (4-7 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.30 while he has faced 442 batters during his time in the majors.

The Mets have a team slugging % of .362 and they are scoring 4.11 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have hit 13 doubles, while taking a walk 43 times and scoring 37 runs. New York has accounted for 10 HRs on the season as well as 36 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 61 instances (25th in MLB) and have notched a total of 61 base hits. The New York Mets have accounted for an OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .213 for the season.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.403 in addition to having a FIP of 5.31 as a unit for the season. They rank 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 73. The New York pitching staff have conceded 39 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.56 (39 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 (74 strikeouts against 35 walks). They have allowed 15 homers and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

In 693 innings on the field, the Mets have a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (7th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 10 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in pro baseball). The Mets have racked up 80 assists, 0 errors and have a tally of 231 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Scherzer has allowed 2,192 hits while he has tallied 3,201 strikeouts in 2,693 innings pitched. Scherzer (202-103 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.12 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 935 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.076 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.54 and he has gone up against 10,878 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (+120)

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