Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets NL Wild Card Game 3 odds, tips and betting trends

The Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets take the field in the deciding Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday at 7:08 p.m. ET at American Family Field. The series is notted up 1-1.

The Brewers are a home favorite (-132) against the Mets (+112). The probable pitchers are Tobias Myers (9-6, 3.00 ERA) for the Brewers against Jose Quintana (10-10, 3.75 ERA) for the Mets.

Before watching the Brewers vs. Mets, here is what you need to know about Thursday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Brewers (-132, bet $132 to win $100)
• Underdog: Mets (+112, bet $100 to win $112)
• Over/under: 7.5

Brewers vs. Mets: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Thursday, October 3, 2024
• Game Time: 7:08 p.m. ET
• Stadium: American Family Field
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Brewers stats and trends

Brewers betting records

• The Brewers have entered the game as favorites 93 times this season and won 55, or 59.1%, of those games.
• Milwaukee has a record of 29-20 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -132 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Brewers, based on the moneyline, is 56.9%.
• Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 84 of 164 opportunities.
• The Brewers are 86-77-0 against the spread in their 163 chances this season.

Tobias Myers (Brewers probable starter)

• Myers tries for his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Brewers, his 26th of the season. He is 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 138 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared in relief on Saturday, when he threw four scoreless innings against the New York Mets while giving up one hit.
• The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.00, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 27 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .242 batting average against him.
• Myers has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
• Myers has pitched five or more innings in a game 17 times this year heading into this game.
• In six of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
• The opposing Mets offense has a collective .246 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 1357 total hits and seventh in MLB play with 768 runs scored. It has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and ranks sixth in home runs (207) in all of MLB.
• Head-to-head against the Mets this season, Myers has thrown four innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out five.

Brewers batting stats

• The Brewers have hit 177 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
• The offense for Milwaukee has a slugging percentage of .403 this season, 12th in MLB.
• The Brewers rank eighth in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
• Milwaukee has scored 777 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
• The Brewers have an on-base percentage of .326 this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
• Milwaukee ranks 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.

Mets stats and trends

Mets betting records

• The Mets have been chosen as underdogs in 65 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (44.6%) in those games.
• This season, New York has been victorious 19 times in 35 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Mets have an implied victory probability of 47.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with New York has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 84 of 164 chances this season.
• The Mets have posted a record of 86-77-0 against the spread this season.

José Quintana (Mets probable starter)

• Quintana (10-10) gets the starting nod for the Mets in his 32nd start of the season. He’s put together a 3.75 ERA in 170 1/3 innings pitched, with 135 strikeouts.
• In his last time out on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the left-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 35-year-old has a 3.75 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings during 31 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .237 to opposing hitters.
• Quintana is trying to secure his 13th quality start of the season in this game.
• Quintana has put up 24 starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
• He has made seven appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
• The opposing Brewers offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.403) and ranks 16th in home runs hit (177) in all of MLB. They have a collective .248 batting average, and are ninth in the league with 1359 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 777 runs.
• Quintana has a 4.00 ERA and a 1.667 WHIP against the Brewers this season in nine innings pitched, allowing a .314 batting average over two appearances.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 35-year-old’s 3.75 ERA ranks 31st, 1.250 WHIP ranks 42nd, and 7.1 K/9 ranks 50th.

Mets batting stats

• The Mets rank sixth in MLB play with 207 total home runs.
• This season, New York’s .415 slugging percentage ranks ninth-best in baseball.
• The Mets rank 12th in the majors with a .246 batting average.
• New York scores the seventh-most runs in baseball (768 total, 4.7 per game).
• The Mets are eighth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .319.