A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting New York duelling San Diego on Wednesday at PETCO Park.

The Padres will rely on Mat Latos to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Dillon Gee will be his counterpart for the Mets. Mat Latos is 6-11 this season, and Dillon Gee is 10-4.



View NY Mets vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Mets listed as underdogs of +-150 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 6.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 12 in the National League and the Mets at No. 7 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, San Diego owns the No. 15 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 2 in the same category at 9.2 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Diego has the National League's No. 4-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the National League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, New York was a 6-1 loser on the road against the Padres. Bettors on San Diego at -128 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-1 to San Diego on Tuesday at PETCO Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few Mets at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets' last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets' last 15 games on the road
NY Mets are 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Diego's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Diego's last 15 games at home


Next up:
NY Mets home to Milwaukee, Friday, August 19
San Diego home to Florida, Thursday, August 18