Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction 4/12/2026 Today’s MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate an Athletics vs Mets Prediction for this MLB matchup on Sunday, April 12th in the third game of this series. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.

New York Mets Preview

The New York Mets have a 7-8 record this season and are sitting in the fourth place of the NL East. They have a 3-5 home record and are coming off a 6-11 home loss against the Athletics. Their previous three games were a 4-0 home loss against the Athletics, and a 7-1 and a 7-2 home loss against the Diamondbacks.

The Mets have a .242 batting average this season, .313 OBP and .366 Slugging percentage. New York’s pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. Luis Robert Jr. is the team’s best hitter with a .319 batting average. Bo Bichette leads the team in RBI with 9, and Francisco Alvarez adds a team‑high 4 home runs.

Freddy Peralta (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Mets, and he has a 1-0 record, 4.80 ERA and 1.13 WHIP.

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 7-7 record this season and are sitting in the first place of the AL West. They have a 5-6 away record and are coming off an 11-6 road win against the Mets. Their previous three games were a 4-0 road win against the Mets, and a 1-0 and a 3-2 road win against the Yankees.

The Athletics have a .242 batting average this season, .306 OBP and .373 Slugging percentage. Oakland’s pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. Jeff McNeil is the team’s best hitter with a .325 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom leads the team in RBI with 13, and Shea Langeliers adds a team‑high 5 home runs.

Aaron Civale (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics, and he has a 1-0 record, 2.70 ERA and 1.10 WHIP.

Athletics @ New York Mets Betting Trends: April 12, 2026

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Freddy Peralta      Record this season: 1-0      ERA: 4.80
• Home Record: 1-0
• Last 5 against Athletics: 1-1

Why the New York Mets will win

• The Athletics have lost 12 of their last 14 day games against NL East opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line each of their last nine Sunday games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven Sunday games against opponents that held a losing record.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Aaron Civale      Record this season: 1-0      ERA: 2.70
• Road Record: 1-0
• Last 5 against Mets: 0-1

Why the Athletics will win

• The Mets have lost each of their last seven games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
• The underdogs have won seven of the Athletics’ last eight games.
• The road team has covered the run line in each of the Mets’ last eight games.
• The Mets have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven home games after playing the previous day.
• The Athletics have won the first inning in each of their last five games at Citi Field against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have led after 3 innings in four of their last five day games against NL East opponents.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games at Citi Field against opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the Athletics’ last eight road games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Twelve of the Mets’ last 14 day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last 10 Sunday day games against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 10 of the Athletics’ last 12 games as underdogs against NL East opponents.

New York Mets Player Prop Facts

• Freddy Peralta has recorded a win in three of his four previous appearances at Citi Field.
• Freddy Peralta has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against AL opponents.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
• Juan Soto has hit a home run in five of his last eight appearances with the Mets as favorites against AL opponents.
• Luis Robert ranks 5th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.458) this season.

Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Zack Gelof has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances in day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last seven day games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Shea Langeliers ranks T4th in the league in Home Runs (5) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Mets rank T4th in the league for triples this season (3).
• The Mets rank 5th in the league for hits this season (127).
• The Athletics rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (77).
• The Athletics rank 26th in the league for strikeouts against this season (144).

Athletics vs Mets Prediction

The Mets are 3-1 in their last 4 meetings against the Mets and are 4-1 in their last 5 visits in New York.

In this Athletics vs Mets Prediction, the Mets are coming as -170 home favorites. The A’s have been red-hot lately and won both games of this series with a combined 15-6 score. On the flip side, the Mets have four consecutive losses and have scored just 9 runs in that span and have a weaker offense and are even weaker against right-handed pitching. Civale has also been very good for the A’s, while Peralta has 3+ earned runs in two of his three starts this season. I will back the A’s to keep rolling in this one, so take them on the moneyline for plus money.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Athletics ML