Padres vs. Mets Betting (July 22) Back New York Over San Diego at Home

Major League Baseball has another slate of exciting games scheduled for Friday, July 22. One matchup that fans are going to want to check out is a San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets collision at Citi Field this evening.

The Padres are searching for momentum as they’ve hit a bit of a slump, going 7-14 in their last 21 games. It’ll be interesting to see if San Diego can get off to a hot start in the club’s first game since the MLB All-Star Game concluded.

Meanwhile, the Mets have won five of their last seven games and hope to increase their NL East lead. New York currently sits 2.5 games ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves and a win over the Padres would help increase that gap’s size.

Tonight’s pitching matchup is a battle between two pretty big names. On one hand, the Padres are sending in five-time All-Star Yu Darvish to be their starter. On the other, the Mets are countering Darvish with three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer.

Here’s a look at BetOnline Sportsbook’s odds, along with the best bets to make, ahead of today’s Padres vs. Mets matchup.

San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets Betting Odds and Matchup Information

Matchup Information

• Matchup: San Diego Padres (52-42, 27-21 road, 2nd in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (58-35, 28-15, 1st in the NL East)
• Venue & Location: Citi Field (Queens, New York)
• Date: Friday, July 22, 2022
• Time: 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time
• How to Watch Today’s Padres vs. Mets Game: MLB.TV, MLB Extra Innings, ESPN3, SportsNet New York

Padres vs. Mets Pitching Matchup

• San Diego Padres: Yu Darvish (2022: 17 starts, 8-4, 3.41 ERA)
• New York Mets: Max Scherzer (2022: 11 starts, 6-1, 2.22 ERA)

Giants vs. Dodgers Odds

Odds are via BetOnline. Odds from our other top reviewed and recommended online sportsbooks may also be included in this article.

Moneyline

• San Diego Padres +158
• New York Mets -188

Over/Under

• OVER 6.5 (-120)
• UNDER 6.5 (-102)

Run Line

• San Diego Padres +1.5 (-150)
• New York Mets -1.5 (+125)

Can Padres Find Offensive Spark vs. Scherzer?

It’s no secret that the Padres are fortunate to still hold the NL’s second wild card spot after their recent woes. In fact, their skid has led to both the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies trailing them for their spot by just two games.

If the Padres want to overcome Scherzer and the Mets, they’re going to need to find their offensive spark. San Diego has struggled to consistently produce runs this season, averaging 4.34 runs per game (T-No. 16).

Unfortunately, that number has plummeted to exactly 3.00 runs over their last 17 games. To put that in perspective, only the Miami Marlins (2.47) and Los Angeles Angels (2.82) have averaged fewer runs over that stretch. That just won’t cut it against a Mets team that’s only surrendering 3.58 runs per game — second-best in the National League.

Yu Darvish vs. Max Scherzer on Friday night in New York… 👀👀

— Sammy Levitt (@SammyLev) July 20, 2022

The Padres could use some better play from veterans, such as Manny Machado. The 2022 NL MVP candidate has just three home runs and five RBIs with a .197 batting average and 19 strikeouts in his last 17 games. In fact, the entire team has only homered 10 times in that span.

It certainly won’t be easy to produce runs against Scherzer, who’s been on fire since his return from injury. The 37-year-old hurler has given up just three runs on 13 hits over 19.1 innings in his last trio of starts. He’s issued just one walk, too, while striking out a whopping 31 batters. That includes two 11-strikeout performances.

Furthermore, Scherzer is 5-0 with a 2.66 ERA and 101 strikeouts in his last 11 starts against the Padres. In fact, he hasn’t been credited with a loss against San Diego since 2014.

Unless the Padres can chase Scherzer away early on, it’s shaping up to be a long night for the road team.

Betting Trends for Padres vs. Mets

• San Diego is 3-10 straight up in its last 13 road games.
• The Mets are 13-7 straight up in their last 20 home games.
• The total has hit the under in 10 of San Diego’s last 15 games against NL opponents.
• The total has hit the under in 23 of the Mets’ last 43 home games.

Padres vs. Mets Prediction and Best Bets

Padres vs. Mets Prediction: Mets to win

Padres vs. Mets Best Bets: Mets ML (-188 at BetOnline) & Under 6.5 (-102 at BetOnline)

With how bad the Padres have been lately, it’s hard not to take red-hot Scherzer and his Mets. San Diego simply isn’t producing runs and that’s going to make matchups like this one tough to win.

When it comes to the best bet, I’m taking the Mets on the moneyline and the total to hit under 6.5 runs. The Padres’ lack of runs has led to low-scoring affairs lately and I think that’s even more likely with a Darvish vs. Scherzer duel on the mound.

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