New York pays a visit to Washington on Wednesday, hoping to shut down the Nationals bats in baseball action at Nationals Park.

Washington hands the ball to starter Edwin Jackson in this one and he'll try to improve on his 1-3 mark on the year. New York counters with Jeremy Hefner, who will try to quiet the fans and the Nationals bats at the same time.



View NY Mets vs Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Nationals as -165 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 11-rated Mets taking on the National League's No. 7-rated Nationals in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Washington has the National League's No. 13-rated offensive output, at 8.2 hits per game. The Mets average 8.7 hits per game, good for No. 8 on the National League list.

Washington owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's National League No. 14-rated defense.

In their last action, New York was a 7-6 loser on the road against the Nationals. Bettors on Washington at -156 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. New York lost a tight one on Tuesday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 7-6 score against Washington at Nationals Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 3-7
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

A few Mets at Nationals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 17 of NY Mets' last 21 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 8 games
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Mets are 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games at home
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
NY Mets at Washington, Thursday, June 7