New York Mets vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+132) San Diego (-158)

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (72-56) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (66-61) on Friday. The odds on this game have New York at +132 and San Diego opens at -158. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Paul Blackburn and Joe Musgrove.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .420 and have been called out on strikes 1,067 times, while taking a walk on 415 occasions. They have recorded 582 runs batted in and 1,083 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .249. The Mets have accrued 232 doubles as a unit and have hit 162 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 606 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a team, the New York Mets are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have allowed 139 home runs in addition to 579 total runs (21st in the league). New York has yielded 986 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 522 earned runs. The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.14 for the season (19th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,129 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 483 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a unit on the campaign.

The Mets have sent 405 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 166 runners for the season with 33.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 31 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of 51 save chances. The Mets bullpen have compiled a save rate of 60.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 74 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). Mets bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 121 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have a total of 3,403 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,110 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 28th in the majors, and have a total of 103 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,209 innings, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Blackburn (22-27 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.71 and he has faced 1,834 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 460 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 132 free passes. His ERA is 4.78 (226 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.392. Blackburn has taken the hill for 425 frames and has 328 K's thus far in his career.

The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .419 and they are recording 4.77 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have notched 196 two-baggers, while taking a walk 352 times and scoring 611 runs. San Diego has accounted for 147 home runs for the season and 589 runs batted in. They have struck out on 849 occasions (30th in the league) and have 1,157 base knocks. The San Diego Padres hold a team on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .265 so far this season.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 544 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (504 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 137 homers and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.235 and have a FIP of 3.79 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,154 strikeouts against 364 free passes). They rank 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,038.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.2% out of 199 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 104 times in high leverage situations in addition to 132 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Padres have 60 holds and 19 blown saves. They rank 15th in MLB with a save rate of 63.5%, and they have dispatched 424 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have come away with 33 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 94 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in the majors). The Padres have 1,010 assists, 59 errors and are sitting with 3,407 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 10,221 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (21st in the majors).

During his career, Musgrove has surrendered 939 hits while totaling 1,000 punch outs in 1,014 innings pitched. Musgrove (63-61 career win-loss mark) has a 3.79 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 427 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.179 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.89 and he has faced 4,223 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+132)

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