The New York Mets (41-41) and Washington Nationals (39-45) meet for the 2nd Game of a 4-Game series Tuesday. First pitch from Nationals Park is set for 6:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Mets vs. Nationals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: New York leads 4-0
New York won 9-7 in 10 innings Monday while covering as a -113 road favorite. The Mets scored 6 runs in the top of the 10th to break a 3-3 tie. The win broke a streak of back-to-back losses for New York.
Washington tried to fight back with 4 runs of its own in the 10th, but it wasn’t enough to overcome New York’s late surge. The Nationals have dropped 2 straight.
Mets at Nationals projected starters
LHP Sean Manaea vs. LHP DJ Herz
Manaea (5-3, 3.89 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.30 WHIP, 4.0 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 in 76 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Win, 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 5 BB, 3 K in a 12-2 loss at New York Yankees Wednesday
- Career vs. Washington: 1-1, 5.28 ERA (15 1/3 IP, 9 ER), 19 H, 4 BB, 13 K in 3 games (2 starts)
Herz (1-2, 5.48 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.50 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 11.4 K/9 in 21 1/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 1 K in a 5-8 loss at San Diego Padres Wednesday
- Career vs. Mets: 0-1, 9.00 ERA (4 IP, 4 ER), 7 H, 2 BB, 3 K in 1 start
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Mets at Nationals odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:02 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mets -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Nationals +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mets -1.5 (+125) | Nationals +1.5 (-150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Mets at Nationals picks and predictions
Prediction
Mets 6, Nationals 4
Moneyline
BET METS (-135).
New York enters as the much hotter team, being 3-1 in its last 4 road games and 6-4 in its last 10 overall while the Nationals are only 3-7 in their last 10 and 1-3 in its last 4 at home.
The Mets are also 8-2 in their last 10 overall vs. Washington, being 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Washington.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I like the Mets to cover here as -1.5 (+125) favorites, but Washington is a very good (48-36) ATS team. Bet on the moneyline and/or total instead.
Over/Under
BET OVER 9 (-120).
The Over has hit in 6 consecutive Games for New York and is 7-3 in its last 10. For Washington, the Over is 2-1 in its last 3 Games and 7-3 in its last 10. The Over has also hit in back-to-back New York-Washington matchups overall, being 4-1-1 in the last 6 matchups in the Nation’s Capital.
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