New York Mets (82-68) vs Washington Nationals (68-82)
Game Info: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Citi Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: New York Mets -156 / Washington Nationals +133 — Over/Under: 7
The Washington Nationals and the New York Mets meet Wednesday in MLB action from Citi Field. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs New York Mets prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Nationals vs Mets pick. We will examine:
The Washington Nationals’ recent form and player performance
The New York Mets’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Washington Nationals
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Mets
Recent betting trends in games played between the Nationals and Mets
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Nationals vs Mets game
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
In their last set, the Nationals took on the Miami Marlins. Washington lost the opener of that series before three straight wins to take the set. After a 2-1 loss to the Mets in this week’s opener, on Tuesday the Nats were demolished 10-1. Mitchell Parker gave up five earned in 3.2 innings as a starter.
The starter for Wednesday will be Washington’s DJ Herz. This year over the first 17 starts of his career Herz is 4-7 with a 3.70 ERA.
New York Mets Betting Preview
Over on the Mets’ side, they beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday before taking losses 6-4 and 2-1 in the weekend games. On Tuesday New York posted four runs in the third inning alone on the way to 14 team hits.
Jose Quintana will step into the starter role on Wednesday. So far Quintana is 9-9 with a 3.91 ERA in 29 starts. In 357 career games (331 starts) Quintana is 101-102 with a 3.75 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Twelve of the Nationals’ last 15 night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Mets’ last five night games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last four games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mets’ last four games at Citi Field.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Tyrone Taylor has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances after playing the previous day.
- Jose Iglesias has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 21 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jose Iglesias has recorded at least one Single in each of his last nine home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Francisco Lindor has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Jeff McNeil has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances in night games against NL East teams that held a losing record.
- Jose Quintana has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances against the Nationals.
- Francisco Lindor has hit a home run in three of his last five home appearances against the Nationals.
- Jose Quintana has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with the Mets as home favorites against NL opponents.
- Jose Iglesias has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 23 appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- CJ Abrams has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last three appearances after playing the previous day.
- CJ Abrams has scored at least one run in each of his last three appearances after playing the previous day.
- Joey Meneses has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in 11 of his last 12 appearances at Citi Field.
- Joey Meneses has recorded at least one Single in six of his last seven appearances at Citi Field against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Joey Gallo has hit a home run in five of his 13 previous appearances against the Mets.
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Mets. Quintana is on fire statistically right now. He’s 3-0 in his last three starts with just one earned run in a total of 18.2 innings during that time. As for Herz, he’s given up just one earned run over his last two starts in 10.0 total innings. Herz is 2-0 in that pair.
On Tuesday the Mets had a stellar offensive night but they were pretty great on the mound as well. Tylor Megill logged 6.0 clean frames, two hits, two walks, and four Ks in the start. Another good outing from Quintana and New York will be all set for the sweep.