Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 09/20/24

The Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball since the all-star break and they currently hold a 2-game lead in the NL wild-card standings. It’s unlikely that they will be able to secure a NL East title, but that’s not a reason for them to take it easy against their division rivals. The Mets have scored 30 runs in their last 3 games, and they did it without Francisco Lindor. For today’s Phillies vs Mets prediction, the Mets will still be without Lindor — but they have a great chance of picking up another win.

It will be the battle of the lefties in New York as the Mets send David Peterson to the mound. He is 9-2 this season with a 2.85 ERA. The Phillies will counter with Cristopher Sanchez, who is 10-9 with a 3.24 ERA. Both teams have found success against lefties this year; the Phillies have an OPS of .791 and the Mets have an OPS of .776. In the last 7 days, the Mets are averaging 6.9 runs per game and the Phillies are at 3.6. The Mets have been playing better baseball of late, and I think they’ll get it done with Peterson on the mound at home against the Phillies. That makes NY on the money line my best bet of the day.  

Phillies vs Mets prediction: New York ML (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -120. 

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