Phillies vs. Mets predictions, MLB picks, starters & odds: Thursday, 6/1

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31 May 2023

Phillies vs. Mets predictions, MLB picks, starters & odds: Thursday, 6/1

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It’s always exciting baseball when National League East foes Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets get together. Though both teams are still trying to find it after underwhelming beginnings to their 2023 season, our experts are keeping an eye on these two sleeping giants.

The final game of this divisional three-game series is scheduled for 1:10 PM ET on Thursday afternoon in New York. We have expert Phillies vs. Mets predictions for all of our readers’ betting needs, with odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.

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A pair of 2022 teammates will toe the bump against each other on Tuesday in Taijuan Walker for the Phillies and Max Scherzer for the Mets. Both pitchers, of course, were members of the Mets a season ago.

The Phillies were excited to bring an arm like Walker into their rotation this year after he had earned All-Star honors with the Mets in 2021, and then pitched to the tune of a 3.49 ERA for the Mets in 2022. His tenure with the Phillies, however, has not gotten off to the start neither he nor his new organization were hoping for.

Through 11 starts so far, Walker has tallied a 5.57 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a 4-2 record in 53.1 innings. He has yet to face the Mets yet, but has really struggled away from home with a 6.75 ERA on the road.

We have not seen a whole lot of Scherzer so far in 2023, but he is working to return to vintage, top form. Through eight starts, Scherzer has accumulated a 3.54 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and a 4-2 record in 40.1 innings.

In his last three starts, Scherzer has allowed just two total earned runs over 18 innings with 19 strikeouts. The interesting thing to note is the lack of top-tier offenses Scherzer has pitched against in the early going. While the Phillies haven’t been exceptional to this point, they do have a very talented lineup that can explode on any given day.

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Though Scherzer has not given up a run yet at Citi Field in a little over 11 innings so far, former teammates and familiar foes like Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Nicholas Castellanos will be looking to take on the challenge on Thursday.

On the other hand, Walker has just been brutal on the road. We like an offensive onslaught of sorts to finish off this series. With both pitchers being prone to the long ball (Walker nine home runs allowed, Scherzer seven home runs allowed), this game could present a day of home run player prop bets.

With Pete Alozno leading baseball in homers with 20, young stud catcher Francisco Alvarez and shortstop Francisco Lindor both crushing in the slugging department, the Mets have some quality long ball candidates to put some big numbers on the board.

As for the Phillies, any of the above-mentioned players in their lineup are threats to touch up a pitcher as good as Scherzer.

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Walker is facing a Mets offense that needs a wake up call and can slug with the best of them when right. Walker has been prone on the road. Scherzer has not faced many offenses as talented as the Phillies yet this season. With an over/under as low as 8.5, this is an opportunity to take advantage.

While player props have yet to be released for this series finale, there are a number of players’ home run props to target. Alonzo and Lindor make sense for the Mets, while Harper and Schwarber make sense for the Phillies.

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Here are the latest betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook for the Phillies vs. Mets series finale on Thursday: