The New York Mets will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Washington Nationals invade Citi Field on Tuesday.

The Mets will rely on Dillon Gee to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jordan Zimmermann will be his counterpart for the Nationals. Dillon Gee is 11-9 this season, and Jordan Zimmermann is 16-8.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Mets in this matchup found them as +123 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Mets at No. 13 in the National League and the Nationals at No. 7 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 8 ranked National League offense (4 runs per game) against a Nationals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 6 in the National League at 4 runs allowed per game. The Mets have been averaging 8.3 hits per game, less than the Nationals have managed so far this season (8.4 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the National League's No. 11-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Nationals own the National League's No. 6 mark in runs allowed.

The Nationals were a 9-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at -138 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. Washington threw a shutout at New York in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Gio Gonzalez to defeat New York 9-0 on Monday.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 9-1
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Nationals at Mets trends to consider:
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 6 games at home


Next up:
Washington at NY Mets, Wednesday, September 11