Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction MLB Picks 8/15/24

New York Mets Betting Preview

The New York Mets are 62-58 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. New York dropped the first game in this series on Tuesday, but they won game two by a score of 9-1. Prior to this series, the Mets were swept by the Mariners, won two out of three against the Rockies, and won a makeup game against the Cardinals. New York is 3-5 in their last eight games and they are third in the NL East. 

The New York pitching staff has a 4.17 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 574 runs with a .249 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .246 with 26 home runs and 68 RBI’s for the Mets this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Mitch Spence, who is 7-8 with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 106.0 innings pitched this year. Spence has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four straight starts. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Jose Quintana, who is 6-8 with a 4.10 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 125.0 innings pitched this season. Quintana has allowed eight earned runs in his last two starts (11.2 IP). 

Why the Mets will beat the Athletics

• The Mets have won each of their last six Thursday games at Citi Field.
• The Athletics have lost 11 of their last 13 day games against teams that held a winning record.
• The favorites have covered the run line in four of the Mets' last five games at Citi Field.

New York Mets Player Prop Facts

• Pete Alonso has hit a home run in three of the Mets' last four games against the Athletics.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances against the Athletics.
• Francisco Lindor has scored at least one run in nine of his last 10 appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Athletics.
• Pete Alonso has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Mets' last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Jeff McNeil has recorded a Double in three of the Mets' last four games at Citi Field against opponents that held a losing record.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one Single in each of the Mets' last eight games.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one total base in each of the Mets' last 15 games against opponents that held a losing record.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Esteury Ruiz has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Seth Brown has recorded at least one RBI in each of his four previous appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against the Mets.
• Esteury Ruiz has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics' last seven games as underdogs against NL opponents.
• Zack Gelof has hit a home run in each of the Athletics' last three day games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Esteury Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Zack Gelof has scored a run in each of the Athletics' last four day games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.

Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction 

New York was able to snap their losing streak with a win in game two of this series on Wednesday, and they will go for the series win here. The Mets have struggled recently, but they are still relatively close to Atlanta for second in the division. New York is 31-30 at home this season, while Oakland is just 22-40 on the road. The Athletics are starting Mitch Spence, who has been very good over the last two weeks. The Mets are going with Jose Quintana, who has had an up and down season, but has struggled in his last two outings. Spence has been the better pitcher recently, but I can’t side with Oakland on the road. My Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets prediction is for the Mets to win by at least two runs.