NL Wild Card Odds: Padres-Mets prediction, odds and pick
The new best-of-three game Wild Card series starts with the San Diego Padres taking on the New York Mets. Yu Darvish will start for the Padres. Max Scherzer will be starting for New Yorkers. The Mets finished second in the NL West with 89-73. The team is backed by one of the most feared postseason pitchers in recent memory.
The Padres are in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. They will play the Mets. Juan Soto is a Mets killer. The Padres' starting pitching was the second-most quality starts in baseball. The series starts on Wednesday. San Diego is favored to win. It's a Cy Young Award winner Scherzer on the mound for New York. Darvish is the other Cy Yanker on both teams.
The Mets are the Wild Card team with 101 wins this season. They lost the division title to Atlanta. Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom are two of the best pitchers in the game. Scherzler won a World Series with Washington in 2019. He has started in 26 playoff games. The Mets have the better starting pitching. Padres have more experience in this type of series. New York has the more talented offense.
The playoffs are here. The Mets and Padres are playing each other in the NL Wild Card game. New York will win the game due to their dominance at home during the regular season.
The final NL Wild Card Odds and Pick: Mets -1.5 (+152).
