New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds, tips and betting trends | September 28

The Milwaukee Brewers (92-68) will host the New York Mets (87-71), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET.

The Mets (-118 moneyline odds to win) and the Brewers (-102) will square off in an expected close matchup. The scheduled starters are Jose Quintana (10-9) for the New York Mets, and Jared Koenig (9-4) for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Before this Mets vs. Brewers matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Mets (-118, bet $118 to win $100)
• Underdog: Brewers (-102, bet $102 to win $100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets vs. Brewers: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Saturday, September 28, 2024
• Game Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• Stadium: American Family Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Mets stats and trends

Mets betting records

• The Mets have won 56, or 60.9%, of the 92 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• New York has a record of 47-31, a 60.3% win rate, when favored by -118 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 54.1% chance to win.
• So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 81 of 158 games with a total.
• The Mets are 83-74-0 against the spread this season.

José Quintana (Mets probable starter)

• Quintana gets the start for the Mets, his 31st of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.74 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings pitched.
• The left-hander last appeared on Wednesday, Sept. 18 against the Washington Nationals, when he went seven scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
• The 35-year-old has an ERA of 3.74, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 30 games this season. Opponents are hitting .235 against him.
• Quintana is looking to continue a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Quintana will look to build upon a seven-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 innings per appearance).
• He is trying to keep a streak of three games without surrendering an earned run alive.
• The opposing Brewers offense has a collective .249 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 1347 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 771 runs scored. It has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.405) and ranks 15th in home runs (177) in all of MLB.
• In 4 2/3 innings over one appearance against the Brewers this season, Quintana has a 3.86 ERA and a 1.714 WHIP while his opponents are batting .333.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 35-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.74), 41st in WHIP (1.241), and 54th in K/9 (6.8).

Mets batting stats

• The Mets rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 204 home runs.
• Hitters for New York rank ninth in the majors with a combined .418 team slugging percentage.
• The Mets rank 11th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
• New York is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 755 total runs this season.
• The Mets are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .321.
• New York ranks 14th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.

Brewers stats and trends

Brewers betting records

• The Brewers have been victorious in 36, or 53.7%, of the 67 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Milwaukee has a mark of 28-23 in contests where bookmakers favor it by -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 50.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Contests with Milwaukee has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 82 of 160 chances this season.
• In 159 games with a line this season, the Brewers have a mark of 84-75-0 against the spread.

Jared Koenig (Brewers probable starter)

• Koenig will try to claim his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Brewers, his sixth of the season. He is 9-4 with a 2.51 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance — out of the bullpen on Thursday — the lefty threw one scoreless inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates without surrendering a hit.
• The 30-year-old has put together a 2.51 ERA and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings across 54 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .228 to opposing hitters.
• Koenig has not registered a quality start on the season.
• Koenig, who averages 1.1 per appearance, has not yet gone five or more innings in a start this season (in five starts).
• In 43 of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
• He meets a Mets offense that ranks seventh in the league with 755 total runs scored while batting .247 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .418 slugging percentage (ninth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 204 home runs (sixth in the league).

Brewers batting stats

• The Brewers average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 177 total home runs.
• So far this year, Milwaukee is 12th in the majors with a .405 slugging percentage.
• The Brewers rank seventh in the majors with a .249 batting average.
• The offense for Milwaukee is No. 5 in MLB, scoring 4.8 runs per game (771 total runs).
• The Brewers’ .326 on-base percentage is fourth-best in the majors.