Padres vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

08 July 2023

Padres vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

At PETCO Park on Saturday, the San Diego Padres play the New York Mets (six straight victories) at 10:10 PM ET.

The Mets (+151 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Padres (-177). The San Diego Padres will hand the ball to Blake Snell (5-7, 3.13 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Mets will turn to David Peterson (2-6, 6.61 ERA).

Yesterday, the Mets picked up a 7-5 victory over the Padres, with Drew Smith (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) earning the win for the Mets. Francisco Lindor finished 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI to lead the offensive showing. Tom Cosgrove (0.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) was handed the loss for the Padres.

To prepare for the Padres vs. Mets matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:20 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Padres (-177, bet $177 to win $100)
Underdog: Mets (+151, bet $100 to win $151)
Over/under: 8

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Padres Stats and Trends

Padres Betting Records

This season, the Padres have been favored 64 times and won 32, or 50%, of those games.
San Diego is 11-10 this season when entering a game favored by -177 or more on the moneyline.
The Padres have a 63.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 35 of its 88 games with a total this season.
In 88 games with a spread this season, the Padres are 42-46-0 ATS.

Blake Snell (Padres Probable Starter)

Snell (5-7) takes the mound for the Padres in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.13 ERA in 92 2/3 innings pitched, with 121 strikeouts.
His most recent appearance was on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the lefty threw five scoreless innings while giving up seven hits.
In 17 games this season, the 30-year-old has put up a 3.13 ERA and 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .208 to opposing batters.
Snell has nine quality starts under his belt this season.
Snell is seeking his ninth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 innings per appearance on the hill.
In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He will face off against a Mets offense that ranks 21st in MLB with 710 total hits (on a .242 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .407 (15th in MLB) with 113 total home runs (ninth in MLB).
Snell has a 7.2 ERA and a 2.2 WHIP against the Mets this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .300 batting average over one appearance.
The 30-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.13), 39th in WHIP (1.261), and third in K/9 (11.8) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Padres Batting Stats

The Padres rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 106 home runs.
Hitters for San Diego have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .402 team slugging percentage.
The Padres have a team batting average of .235 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
San Diego has scored the 20th-most runs in the majors this season with 392 (4.5 per game).
The Padres have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
San Diego ranks 12th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.

Mets Stats and Trends

Mets Betting Records

The Mets have been victorious in 10, or 34.5%, of the 29 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
New York has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +151 or worse on the moneyline this season.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 39.8% chance of walking away with the win.
New York and its opponents have gone over in 38 of its 87 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Mets are 37-50-0 against the spread in their 87 games that had a posted line this season.

David Peterson (Mets Probable Starter)

Peterson (2-6) takes the mound first for the Mets in his 11th start of the season. He’s put together a 6.61 ERA in 49 2/3 innings pitched, with 53 strikeouts.
The left-hander last appeared on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went four innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
The 27-year-old has an ERA of 6.61, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season. Opposing batters have a .313 batting average against him.
Peterson is trying to record his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
Peterson will try to collect his eighth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.9 innings per appearance.
In one of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
The opposing Padres offense has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.402) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (106) in all of MLB. They have a collective .235 batting average, and are 26th in the league with 682 total hits and 20th in MLB play scoring 392 runs.
Peterson has pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out six against the Padres this season.