Mets vs. Brewers prediction: Picks for a huge National League showdown

After clinching their first postseason berth since 2016 with a win on Monday night time, the New York Mets will get proper again on the horse on Tuesday in a pivotal contest towards the Milwaukee Brewers. The Mets are nonetheless only one sport forward of Atlanta within the Nationwide League East, so punching their ticket to October is only a small step. The battle is much from over.

And whereas the Mets do have a breezy schedule from right here on out — they play simply 5 of their final 13 video games towards groups above .500 — Tuesday night time isn't going to be a cakewalk. Oddsmakers have made the Mets slight -120 favorites over the Brewers in Sport 2 of their three-game set.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET at American Household Discipline in Milwaukee. Regionally, the sport might be broadcast on SNY.

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Mets vs. Brewers odds

Odds offered by FanDuel

Unfold: NYM -1.5 (+140) vs. MIL +1.5 (-170)

Moneyline: NYM (-122) vs. MIL (+104)

Complete: Over 8 (-102) | Beneath 8 (-120)

Mets vs. Brewers prediction

The Mets aren’t the one workforce on this matchup with an entire lot at stake. The Brewers are 2.5 video games again of the Philadelphia Phillies within the Wild Card race and have a straightforward schedule down the stretch, with 11 of their final 15 video games coming towards groups with data underneath .500. 

The Brewers will flip to Aaron Ashby on Tuesday night time, and he’ll have his work reduce out for him towards a lineup that has scored 23 runs over its final 4 video games.

And whereas Ashby’s surface-level numbers (4.58 ERA, 1.43 WHIP in 96.1 innings) go away lots to be desired, his anticipated indicators recommend he’s pitched higher than his statline would recommend. Not solely does Ashby personal a 3.26 xFIP, however his batted ball information is respectable. He ranks within the 66th percentile in common exit velocity, seventy fifth percentile in exhausting hit charge and 66th percentile in anticipated slugging share.

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There’s additionally a matchup benefit for Ashby, because the Mets have comparatively struggled towards left-handed pitching this season.

General, the Mets offense has posted a .741 OPS, 114 wRC+ and .324 wOBA, which places them within the top-10 throughout the board. Towards southpaws, these numbers dip to .705, 105 and .310. 

Carlos Carrasco will get the ball reverse Ashby and can look to solidify his spot within the Mets’ postseason rotation. The veteran right-hander has been in good type of late and has stable season-long numbers, however in the event you look underneath the hood there actually isn’t all that a lot that separates Carrasco from Ashby. In actual fact, it’s Ashby who has the higher StatCast profile as Carrasco grades out as beneath common in stopping exhausting contact and is bang-average when it comes to common exit velocity.

The Mets are driving excessive after clinching a playoff berth because of a five-game successful streak, however this looks like a great spot to promote excessive on the Metropolitans and purchase low on Ashby.

Sean Zerillo’s Motion Community MLB Mannequin makes the Brewers a -125 favourite on Tuesday night time, so there’s worth on the house workforce on this tilt.

Mets vs. Brewers MLB choose right this moment

Brewers +104 (FanDuel)

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