New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-150) Washington (+125)

The New York Mets (18-7) are traveling to Nationals Park on Friday where they will play the Washington Nationals (11-13). The odds on this game have New York at -150 while Washington is at +125. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Kodai Senga and Jake Irvin.

The Mets have hit 51 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 24 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 190 times, while being walked on 83 occasions. As a unit, the New York Mets are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in the league. They have accumulated 100 RBI's in addition to 193 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .234. They have tallied 105 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .310.

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The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 2.34 so far this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 239 hitters. Mets pitchers have yielded 10 long balls in addition to 69 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 85 opposing players and their FIP is 2.74 as a team for the season. New York has conceded 178 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 58 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.81 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Mets relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 80.0% and have come into the game in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 38 base runners for the year with 26.3% of those players crossed the plate. Mets relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 26 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 82 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 23 holds on the year (3rd in the league). They have 8 saves for the year and have not converted 2 of their 10 chances to save the game.

The Mets have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 2,007 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 669 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 211 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 2nd in baseball, and they have turned 20 double plays.

Senga has pitched in 193 innings and is sitting with 231 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 2.75 (59 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.179. He has given up 143 hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) and has 85 walks. Senga (16-8 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 2.70 while he has gone up against 801 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Nationals hold a slugging % of .389 and they score 4.33 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have recorded 33 two-baggers, while taking a walk 75 times and putting up 104 runs. Washington is sitting with 27 HRs this year to go along with 98 RBIs. They have been rung up on 178 instances (27th in the league) and have earned a total of 184 hits. The Washington Nationals have tallied an on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .236 on the campaign.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.428 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (203 strikeouts against 92 bases on balls). They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 205. They have conceded 23 homers and they give up 5.02 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 116 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.80 (111 earned runs given up).

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 47.1% of 51 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 21 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 24 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 12 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 80 relievers to the hill so far this season. Washington has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 203 assists, 10 errors and have 624 putouts so far this year. In 1,872 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (25th in MLB).

Irvin (15-21 career win-loss record) has a 4.43 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 1,416 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 166 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Irvin has conceded 315 base knocks while he has accumulated 282 punch outs in 337 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-150)

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