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The Mets should be in good spirits as they prepare to start a new series on the road. A 6-2 home win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday wrapped up a 3-1 series win and improved their record at the top of the NL East to 10-4. Things are also looking up for the home team, though, after the Diamondbacks won their last two games against the Nationals to split the four-game series and improve their record to 5-8, albeit still last in the NL West. David Peterson is set to start for the Mets, with Zac Gallen on the hill for the Diamondbacks. Let’s look at the odds for Mets at Diamondbacks.
New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks odds
The Mets are strong road favorites in this contest with odds of -134 at FanDuel Sportsbook, while the Diamondbacks are home underdogs at +114. That means you would earn $1 of profit for each $1.34 you stake on the Mets if they win the game, while a $1 bet on the Diamondbacks would bring a $1.14 profit if they are successful in the series opener.
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You can also bet on the run line. The Mets -1.5 is available at +126 odds, with Diamondbacks +1.5 runs at -152. A bet on the Mets -1.5 would cash only if they win by two or more runs.
The total for the game is set at 8 runs, and you can bet on the number of runs scored being either under or over that amount at odds of -110.
New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks moneyline prediction: Mets ML (-134)
The Mets’ strong start to the season has continued and they approach their 15th game of the year on Friday with a 10-4 record. New York is expected to improve that mark against a struggling Arizona team. The Diamondbacks finally managed to string together back-to-back wins against the Nationals this week, but had opened with a 3-8 record that included a series loss to their opponents today.
The Mets recorded a pair of big wins over Arizona, taking the opener 10-3 and the finale 5-0, although the Diamondbacks won the middle game 3-2. Arizona has shown it simply doesn’t have the firepower to compete with MLB’s stronger teams at this stage of the season. The D-Backs have already lost by five or more runs four times this season, with another two losses coming by three runs. Their pitching isn’t strong enough to produce low-scoring games, and their offense isn’t able to keep up when balls are flying around the park.
The Mets offense ranks in the top three in the NL in runs, hits, stolen bases, walks and on-base percentage. They are fourth in the NL in strikeouts, batting average and total bases. The whole team is clicking, and they have already proved that they can get the better of the Diamondbacks. New York’s pitching has been solid and they also rank in the NL’s top four for ERA, hits, earned runs, home runs and strikeouts. Arizona could be outmatched again and our moneyline prediction for the game is that the Mets can win the series opener.
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New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks total prediction: Over 8 (-110)
The Mets offense had a strong first series of the season against the Diamondbacks, scoring 17 runs in three games. They are always capable of posting impressive offensive numbers, but especially so when they go up against weaker teams. Since their series against Arizona, the Mets have scored five or more runs in two of their four games against a stronger opponent in the San Francisco Giants. The Mets’ lineup started the season looking good and they have managed to stay hot.
The Diamondbacks had an offensive outburst in their last two games against the Nationals, scoring 15 runs after managing just one run over the first two games of that series. The starting pitchers for this game have a combined three starts this season but are yet to throw five innings in a game, so a high total looks likely if we are to see a lot of the bullpens, with both offenses seeing the ball well. Our prediction for the game total is that it will go over 8 runs.
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