Two teams separated by more than 2,889 miles will square off for the first time since 2017 as the Seattle Mariners will make the long trek to the borough of Queens to take on the New York Mets. You know what time it is! Take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Mariners-Mets prediction and pick will be revealed.
Remember when the Seattle Mariners were cruising through the early regular-season scheduled slate and saw themselves multiple games above the .500 mark? Well, that ship has seemed to sail. Now sitting at 14-18, cue the Tom Petty, because the free-falling has officially begun. Southpaw Marco Gonzales will be tasked to get Seattle back on track, as holds a 1-4 record while boasting a 3.91 ERA.
The direct opposite could be said about this New York Mets crew, as they have compiled a 22-11 overall record and seem to be a force to be reckoned with for the rest of the regular season. On the bump will be the ace himself in righty Max Scherzer. The intimidating 37-year-old is still one of the best pitchers that baseball has to offer with his 4-1 record and minuscule 2.92 ERA.
Here are the Mariners-Mets MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Mariners-Mets Odds
Seattle Mariners: +1.5 (-104)
New York Mets: -1.5 (-115)
Over: 7 (-122)
Under: 7 (+100)
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Why The Mariners Could Cover the Spread
Outside of these two squads facing each other back in 2017 and a blockbuster trade being conducted a year later that saw the Mariners trade away second baseman Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz in exchange for five players, both of these squads have not been very familiar with one another in recent years.
Ten games into the 2022 season, the Mariners saw themselves with an 8-2 record, a fast start to the marathon that is the MLB regular season. Despite the fiery start, Seattle has been on an absolute nose-dive ever since, including multiple losing skids that reached four and six games respectively. In fact, over their last ten contests played, Seattle has gone 2-8 and now are in third place in the AL West, trailing the Astros by seven games for the top spot in the division.
Hitting wise, the Mariners possess the tenth most home runs in the league with 31 round-trippers total, but are only slashing .229, which ranks out as the 19th best average in the majors. Finding consistency at the plate will be key, especially out on the road on Friday evening against a pitcher with the skill set of Max Scherzer.
Marcos Gonzales will look to cool off a Mets lineup that put up a crooked number against pitching in a hurry, as the Mariners lefty has yet to face New York in his career. In his last start, Gonzales tossed efficient enough to give the Mariners a chance, as he pitched 5 1/3 of an inning while allowing two runs on six hits.
The Mariners have been as average as it gets when covering the spread, as they have maintained a 16-16 through 32 contests.
Why The Mets Could Cover the Spread
Start spreading the news! Baseball in the state of New York is at an all-time high, as the Mets and Yankees have combined for 45 wins already in the first month of the season. While the Mets have always been viewed as the little brother to the big and powerful high-spending Yankees, they are eager to make their presence known not only in their home state, but around the entire nation. The Mets seem to be officially back!
Currently 6.5 games up on the next closest team in the NL East, the Mets have used a tremendous balance of timely hitting and masterful pitching to get the job done 33 games into the still very young season.
Not to mention, but New York is still missing the services of RHP Jacob deGrom, as his eventual return should provide a huge boost to a pitching staff that has already fired up 13 quality starts from starters, the third most in all of baseball. Mets pitching is also limited the opposition to only a .210 batting average, which has kept runners off base and has limited the pitch count for each arm wearing the blue, orange, and grey.
Offensively, New York batters have compiled the most hits in the league with 280 and have supported that number with a .254 batting average. In today's modern day play of increased strikeouts and lower batting averages, the Mets are finding ways to get hits even against defensive shifts laid out by their opponents.
The Mets have experienced great success against the spread thus far with a 21-12 record in 32 games played.
Final Mariners-Mets Prediction & Pick
While anything can happen in baseball, usually the pitching matchups often decide a matchup's outcome. In this inter-league duel, fellow bettors should feel confident that Scherzer will be slicing and dicing Mariners bats in this one. With a 4-2 record and 3.09 ERA in his career versus Seattle, the Mets will have a great chance to cover the spread at Citi Field. Seattle has not played up to standards recently to come out with an opening series win in New York.
Final Mariners-Mets Pick: Mets -1.5 (-115)
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