Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (74-87 last season) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (92-70 last year) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are DL Hall and Luis Severino.

Milwaukee had a slugging % of .385 and struck out 1,412 times, while being walked on 591 occasions. They had 696 RBI's as well as 1,291 hits in the prior season, and their batting average was at .240. The Brewers hit 257 doubles as a unit and hit 165 baseballs out of the park. They racked up 728 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers recorded 4.5 runs/g, which put them at 17th in baseball.

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They accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.19. Brewers pitchers surrendered 198 home runs in addition to 647 runs in total (1st in the league). Milwaukee allowed 1,218 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 595 earned runs. The Brewers compiled a team earned run average of 3.71 last season (1st in the league), and they struck out 1,425 hitters. They walked 493 hitters and their FIP finished at 4.21 as a team in the prior season.

Brewers relief pitchers went to the mound with runners on base 118 times as well as having 173 games in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers accumulated 103 holds over the course of last season (4th in the league). The Brewers relievers recorded a save percentage of 64.8% and entered the game in 175 save situations. They recorded 46 saves in the previous season and blew 25 of their 71 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers inherited 162 base runners last year and 31.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Brewers dispatched 518 relievers to the hill over the course of last season.

The Brewers converted 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,987 innings on the diamond, which ranked them 1st in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers had a tally of 4,329 putouts last season, in addition to 1,407 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate was at .987 which had them sitting 11th in MLB, and they turned 117 double plays.

Hall has pitched in 33 frames and has earned 42 punch outs in his MLB career. Hall (4-1 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.44 while going up against 145 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.36 (16 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.394. He has allowed 35 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 11 free passes.

The New York Mets tallied a team OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .238 in the prior season. They were called out on strikes on 1,331 occasions (21st in MLB) and accounted for 1,275 base hits. New York tallied 215 home runs over the course of the prior season and 692 RBIs. The Mets had a team SLG% of .407 and they were recording 4.43 runs per game (20th in the league). They hit 220 two-baggers, while walking 525 times as well as scoring 717 runs.

The Mets held a team WHIP of 1.362 in addition to having a FIP of 4.47 as a squad over the course of last season. They finished at 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,335. The New York pitching staff given up 731 runs in the previous season while holding a team ERA of 4.31 (678 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio was 8.90 (1,398 strikeouts against 595 free passes). They conceded 190 dingers and they yielded 4.64 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball).

New York had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 53 save opportunities and they earned 34 saves. They were ranked 13th in baseball with a save rate of 64.2%, and they sent 526 bullpen pitchers to the hill last year. Their relievers stepped onto the mound 154 times in high leverage situations and on 157 occasions with runners on. New York relievers had an inherited score rate of 32.8% out of their 235 inherited runners. Ending the season with 140 save situations, the Mets accumulated 82 holds and 19 blown saves.

In their 12,753 innings played, the Mets had a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (17th in professional baseball). The New York Mets had 142 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Mets racked up 1,394 assists, 88 errors and earned a total of 4,251 putouts over the course of the prior season.

Severino (54-37 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.79 ERA and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 3,022 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 306 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and a FIP of 3.7. Thus far in his career, Severino has allowed 647 base hits while he has earned 788 punch outs in 727 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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