Nationals Park hosts an MLB battle between the Washington Nationals and the visiting New York Mets on Monday.
Bartolo Colon, with a record of 3-3 on the season, gets the ball for the New York Mets, while the Washington Nationals trot Gio Gonzalez to the mound in this one. He is 3-1 so far in 2016.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Washington Nationals as -148 favorites on the moneyline for this contest. The over under was hovering near 7.5 for betting fans hoping to turn a profit on totals at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.6-1.9 result in favor of the Nationals. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Washington (26-17) will face the 25-18 Mets in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Washington vs New York injuries news.
This game puts the Washington Nationals, most recently No. 3 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the New York Mets, who rate a No. 19 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Washington Nationals No. 12 ranked offense (4.34 runs per game) against a New York Mets defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 3 at 3.28 runs allowed per game. The Washington Nationals have been averaging 8.2 hits per game, more than the New York Mets have managed so far this season (7.79 hits on average).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Washington has the No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the No. 3 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
N Syndergaard fanned 11 Milwaukee batters in the team's last outing, leading the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Brewers at Citi Field.
Washington got the job done in their last match in a 8-2 victory over Miami on Sunday at Marlins Park behind starter M Scherzer.
- NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Mets's last 14 games
- NY Mets is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
- Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- Washington is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
- Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
- Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Washington, Tuesday, May 24th
