The Mets get a visit from the San Diego Padres in baseball action on Monday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Mets, Jonathon Niese gets the ball, charged with keeping the Padres hitters off the base paths. He'll face Edinson Volquez, 0-0 on the year.



View San Diego vs NY Mets Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Mets as -135 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 11 (Mets) and the No. 12 (Padres) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between New York and its National League No. 1-rated batting order, averaging 0 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 1 lineup of the Padres at 0 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, San Diego owns the National League's No. 1-rated road mark, allowing 0 runs per game on the highway. New York, on the other hand, rates No. 1 in scoring at home.

The Padres were a 7-6 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +129 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. The Padres grabbed a win last time out, defeating Josh Stinson and the Brewers 7-6 on Wednesday at Miller Park.

The Mets were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Marlins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Marlins, a 4-2 final on Wednesday in support of Jeremy Hefner at Marlins Park.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing Miami are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Padres at Mets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Diego's last 14 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets' last 14 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 6 games
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at NY Mets, Wednesday, April 3