New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies 9/22/23 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 7:05 PM EST
Sep. 22, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : PHI -170 ; O/U 9
The New York Mets continue a road trip Friday night with game two of four in Philadelphia against the Philadelphia Phillies. New York is 10 games below .500 on the year after a 5 run win against the Miami Marlins. Offensively this season New York has been mediocre with a .240 batting average as the Mets have scored 672 runs on 1208 hits. Brandon Nimmo leads the way for the New York offense with a .272 batting average on the year. Pete Alonso has supplied the power leading the team with 45 home runs and 114 RBI 's.
Tylor Megil will take the mound from New York making his 24 start of the year. In 23 outings Megill has given up 72 runs on 132 hits across 113 innings resulting in a 4.94 ERA. On the road Megill has been terrible allowing 45 runs and 47 innings across 11 outings resulting in an ERA above seven.
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The Philadelphia Phillies stay at home Friday 14 games above .500 after winning three of the last five games. Philadelphia is currently in the number one spot in the National League Wild Card in large part due to their offense. The Philadelphia offense has shined this season pouring in 746 runs across 152 games played. The Philadelphia power has shined as the Phillies have a .439 slugging percentage to go along with 206 home runs as a team.
The Philadelphia offense was the difference in their last game against Atlanta despite just five hits in 33 at bats 2 came with runners in scoring position leading to six runs. Nick Castellanos led the way for the Philadelphia offense with two hits and five at bats including two home runs to drive in three of the five Philadelphia runs. Bryson Stott chipped in one hit and four at bats to drive in two runs, while Alec Bohm drove in run number six for Philadelphia.
Recent Betting Trends:
* NY Mets are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
* NY Mets are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games against Philadelphia.
* The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games on the road.
* The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 10 games.
* Philadelphia are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: Philadelphia Phillies -170
The Phillies are still chasing a playoff birth and will get the job done on Friday. Take Philadelphia to control this game from the opening pitches leading to the win. The Phillies are the better team on both sides of the dish and will get the job done. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 7-1.