MLB wagering interest swings to the San Diego vs New York battle on Sunday at PETCO Park as the Padres try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

New York puts its faith in starter Matt Harvey to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-1. Getting the ball for the Padres is Jason Marquis, who owns a 6-10 record on the season with a 5.54 ERA.



View NY Mets vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this one will find them as +100 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 12-ranked Padres and the National League No. 9-rated Mets in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Diego's No. 14 ranked National League offense (3.7 runs per game) against a Mets defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 12 in the National League at 4.5 runs allowed per game. The Padres have been averaging 7.9 hits per game, less than the Mets have managed so far this season (8.8 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Diego has the National League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the National League's No. 12 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, New York was a 6-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Padres. Bettors on New York at +127 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Padres, a 6-2 final on Saturday in support of Jeremy Hefner at PETCO Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Miami are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 2-8

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few Mets at Padres trends to consider:
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
San Diego is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Diego is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets home to Miami, Tuesday, August 7
San Diego home to Chi Cubs, Monday, August 6