Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-104) New York (-112)

The New York Mets (23-33) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-31) at Citi Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at -104 while the Mets are sitting at -112. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Blake Walston and Sean Manaea.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in MLB. They have tallied 250 runs while having a team OBP of .312. The Diamondbacks have accrued 97 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 48 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 236 runs batted in in addition to 455 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .242. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 436 times, while taking a walk on 183 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 55 home runs and also 255 runs (21st in baseball). Arizona has allowed 490 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 235 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.26 on the year (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 419 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.94 as a squad on the year.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save rate of 47.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 46 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 71 runners so far this season and 46.5% of those runners ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 53 times and also have had 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 178 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have notched 21 holds so far this year (29th in the league). They have earned 11 saves this season and have blown 12 out of their 23 chances to save the game.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,473 innings on the field, ranking them 24th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have 1,491 putouts on the year, as well as 511 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 55 double plays.

Walston has taken the ball for 8 innings and has 9 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.16 (2 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.440. He has surrendered 7 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 5 walks. Walston (0-0 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.13 while facing 37 batters in the major leagues.

New York has accumulated 60 home runs so far this year and 219 runs batted in. They have put up 86 doubles, while walking 174 times and putting up 230 runs. The New York Mets have accounted for an on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .233 over the course of the season. The Mets have a team SLG% of .372 and they earn 4.11 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have been rung up on 455 occasions (18th in MLB) and have recorded 448 hits.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.325 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a pitching staff on the season. They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 438. The New York pitching staff have yielded 266 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.09 (229 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (495 strikeouts against 230 free passes). They have allowed 49 homers and they yield 4.75 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 72 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations in addition to 59 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Mets have 38 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball with a save rate of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 187 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. New York has had relievers enter the contest in 23 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves.

In their 4,539 innings played, the Mets hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 46 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Mets have accrued 472 assists, 37 errors and have a total of 1,513 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Manaea has allowed 998 base knocks while tallying 972 K's in 1,054 frames. Manaea (68-57 mark in his career) holds a 4.06 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 475 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.226 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.31 and he has faced 4,412 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-104)

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