The Washington Nationals will look to improve on a 71-66 record when they take on the New York Mets, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Tuesday and they have been scoring like crazy for today's starting pitcher.
Matt Harvey gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the New York Mets on Tuesday; he's 12-7 on the season. The Washington Nationals, meanwhile, will counter with Jordan Zimmermann, who will be looking to improve on his 12-8 mark. The Nats are perfect in his last four starts and have scored 44 runs in those games!
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Washington Nationals as -105 moneyline in this particular MLB betting odds matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.
Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 6.7-6 victory for the Mets. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Washington Nationals sport a record of 71-66 heading into this matchup, while the New York Mets sit at 76-61 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Washington vs New York injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Washington Nationals at No. 3 and the New York Mets at No. 6 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Washington has baseball's No. 7-rated offensive output, at 8.53 hits per game. The New York Mets average 8.42 hits per game, good for No. 23 on the list.
Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.01 runs per game on the highway. Washington, on the other hand, rates No. 12 in scoring at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Nationals, a 8-5 final on Monday in support of J Niese at Nationals Park.
- NY Mets is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
- The total has gone OVER in 16 of NY Mets's last 21 games
- NY Mets is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Mets's last 17 games on the road
- Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
- Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Washington, Wednesday, September 9th
