Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets: Odds, Line, Picks and Prediction

The New York Mets beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 last night. The Mets lead the three-game MLB series 1-0. They are 2.5 games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. Oakland is last in American League West division with a victory percentage of 0.367. Ken Waldichuk will start for the A's on the mound against Jacob deGrom.

Oakland Athletics play New York Mets at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday, September 24 at 1:07 pm EDT.

Oakland Athletics are the favorite against New York Mets.

DeGrom has a good K/9 rate this season. He commanded his wins by obliterating the opponents' hitting unit. The A's get struck out a lot as a unit, so expect Jacob to take advantage of their underwhelming hitting.

Jacob deGrom is expected to have over 8.5 strikeouts.

Oakland Athletics are playing New York Mets. The Mets have won eight of their last nine games.