Athletics (5-9) vs New York Mets (9-4)
Game Info: Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 4:05 pm (Sutter Health Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Athletics +114 / New York Mets -135 — Over/Under: 9.5
The New York Mets and the Athletics meet Saturday in MLB action from Sutter Health Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New York Mets vs. Athletics prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The New York Mets will send out David Peterson for the start here, and Peterson is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. This will be Peterson’s second career start against the Athletics. The Athletics did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.
New York Mets Recap
The New York Mets come into this game looking to add on to their 7-6 win over the Athletics in Friday’s series opener. After this series, the Mets will head on the road for a series against the Minnesota Twins.
Mets Win 8 Of Their Last 10
Pete Alonso has a team-high 17 hits with 6 doubles, 4 home runs, 18 RBIs and a .378 batting average while Juan Soto has 13 hits with 4 doubles on the year. Francisco Lindor has 10 hits with a pair of stolen bases while Brett Baty and Brandon Nimmo each have the unfortunate title of leading the Mets with 11 strikeouts so far this season. Nimmo has also added 10 hits with a pair of doubles and 3 home runs and 8 RBIs this season.
Why the New York Mets will win
- The Mets have won eight of their last nine road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight home games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight day games following a loss.
- The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last three road games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Tyrone Taylor has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Pete Alonso has hit a home run in five of the Mets’ last six road games against the Athletics.
- Pete Alonso has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Mets’ last six road games against the Athletics.
- Pete Alonso has scored at least one run in each of the Mets’ last seven road games against the Athletics.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Nick Madrigal has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with his team as a favorite against AL West opponents.
- Pete Alonso ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.778) this season.
Athletics Recap
The Athletics come into this game looking to bounce back from a narrow loss at the hands of the Mets in Friday’s series opener. After this series, the Athletics will head on the road for a series with the Chicago White Sox.
Athletics Drop 4 Of Their Last 5
Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 20 hits, 3 doubles and a .377 batting average while Tyler Soderstrom has 17 hits with 6 home runs and 10 RBIs this season. Brent Rooker has 12 hits with 4 home runs and 8 RBIs but also has a team-high 19 strikeouts this season while Max Muncy has 14 strikeouts. Lawrence Butler’s also chipped in a pair of stolen bases and 3 doubles.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Mets have lost each of their last six day games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have won four of their last five games as underdogs against NL East opponents following a loss.
- The Mets have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 day games against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against NL East opponents following a loss.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one Double in seven of his last eight appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against the Mets.
- Brent Rooker has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances in day games against NL East teams that held a winning record.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs.
- Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one hit in each of his 12 previous appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs against NL opponents.
- Zack Gelof has scored a run in each of the Athletics’ last five day games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Seth Brown has recorded at least one RBI in each of his five previous appearances against the Mets.
- Jacob Wilson ranks T1st in the league in Hits (20) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last eight games as home underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Mets’ last four games as favorites against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
New York Mets vs. Athletics Prediction
I’m going to take a shot on the Athletics in this one. I get why the Mets would be favored here as New York has been playing very well as of late. However, the Mets sending out David Peterson here means they’re sending out a left-handed pitcher, and the Athletics have crushed left-handed pitching in a small sample size so far this season. The Athletics have a young roster with a lot of pop in those bats, and I think the Athletics can get to Peterson early and I think the Athletics can ride out the later innings to get the win on the road to even up the series here. Give me the Athletics in this one.