Padres vs Mets Prediction, Odds, Wild Card MLB Playoffs Game 1
The MLB playoffs kick off today with a four-game slate. The fourth game pits the San Diego Padres against the New York Mets. The Padres finally get back to the playoffs after last season’s late collapse. New Mets lost the NL East division to Atlanta Braves at the very end.
San Diego Padres (89-73, 45-36 away) and New York Mets (101-61, 54-27 at home) are playing in the NL Wild Card MLB playoffs on Friday, October 7, 2021 at Citi Field in Queens.
Yu Darvish (16-8, 3.10 ERA) and Max Scherzer (11-5, 2.29 ERA), the Mets' pitchers, are the probable starters for the game.
The Padres are in the playoffs despite their poor performance. Manny Machado will be the mainstay for the team. Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove are the only players with more than five wins. Josh Hader has an ERA of 7.31 in 19 games.
The New York Mets have won 101 games this season. They were overtaken by the Atlanta Braves at the end of the season and are in the Wild Card round. Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor are the team's top players. Starling Marte could come back later on in this series.
The pitching staff has been the biggest strength of the Mets this year. Carlos Carrasco, Chris Bassitt and Jacob DeGrom have won 15 games each, while Max Scherzer and Edwin Diaz have recently come back from injuries.
The betting odds for Padres vs. Mets are taken from BetOnline Sportsbook.
Padres vs Mets is a Wild Card MLB playoffs game. San Diego is 4-1 straight up in their last five games against New York. New Yorkers are 8-0 straight-up in last nine home games.
San Diego is averaging 4.35 runs per game this season (No. 13 in the MLB). New York is surrendering 4:4 RPG this year ( No. 5 in MLB), while San Diego averages 4.:4.
Padres vs Mets is a Wild Card MLB playoffs game. San Diego is averaging 4.35 runs per game this season. New York is surrendering 3.74 RPG this year.
The Padres vs Mets prediction uses NumberFire’s probability model. New York has 56.3% chance to win Game 1 of the NL Wild Card MLB playoffs.
