Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction MLB Picks 8/14/24

In this article we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, August 14th at Citi Field in New York. To formulate this prediction for game two in the series, we will examine:

• The Athletics recent form and recent player performance 
• The Mets recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oakland
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York
• Recent betting trends in games played between Oakland and New York
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Oakland and New York

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 51-69 this year and they have won three games in a row. Oakland won the first game in this series by a score of 9-4 on Tuesday night. Prior to this series, the Athletics won two out of three against the Blue Jays, won two out of three against the White Sox, and lost two out of three against the Dodgers. Oakland is 5-2 in their last seven games and they are last in the AL West. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 490 runs with a .231 batting average and a .303 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .293 with 29 home runs and 83 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. 

New York Mets Betting Preview

The New York Mets are 61-58 this season and they have lost four games in a row. New York dropped the first game in this series and they allowed nine runs in the loss. 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 3-7 in their last 10 games and they are third in the AL East. 

The New York pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 565 runs with a .249 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .240 with 25 home runs and 65 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 David Peterson, who is 6-1 with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP over 64.2 innings pitched this season. Peterson has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five outings. 

Why the Mets will beat the Athletics

• The Mets have won six of their last seven night games following a home loss.
• The Athletics have lost six of their last seven road games against National League opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games as underdogs against NL East opponents following a win.
• The favorites have covered the run line in five of the Mets’ last six games.

Why the Athletics will beat the Mets

• The Mets have lost each of their last six games against AL West opponents.
• The Athletics have won each of their last three games as road underdogs.
• The Mets have failed to cover the run line each of their last six games at Citi Field against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games after playing the previous day.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games at Citi Field.

Total Runs Facts

• Eight of the Mets’ last nine home games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Five of the Athletics’ last six night games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five night games at Citi Field.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last three games as favorites.

New York Mets Player Prop Facts

• Francisco Lindor has recorded a Double in four of the Mets’ last five games as favorites against the Athletics.
• Pete Alonso has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Mets’ last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Francisco Lindor has recorded at least one Single in each of the Mets’ last seven games.
• Brandon Nimmo has scored at least one run in each of the Mets’ last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Pete Alonso has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mets’ last eight home games against AL West opponents.
• Starling Marte has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Mets as home favorites against AL West opponents.
• Starling Marte has recorded at least one total base in 24 of his last 25 appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL West opponents.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one Double in five of the Athletics’ last six games as underdogs against the Mets.
• Zack Gelof has scored at least one run in seven of the Athletics’ last eight games as road underdogs against NL East opponents.
• Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics’ last six games as underdogs against NL opponents.
• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one total base in 14 of his last 15 road appearances against 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.
• Seth Brown has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Mets after playing the previous day.

Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets Prediction 

New York fell behind early in game one of this series on Tuesday night and they have lost four games in a row, scoring just five runs in those four games. The Mets are 30-30 at home this year, while the Athletics are just 22-39 on the road. Oakland has won three games in a row and while they have played better over the last six weeks, they are still not a very good road team. This should be a pretty good pitching matchup, as Spence and Peterson have been very solid over the last few weeks, so my Oakland Athletics vs New York Mets prediction is for this game to go under the total. 

David Racey's Pick: Under 8.5