Mets-Padres Odds Preview

The New York Mets and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PETCO Park.

Oliver Perez will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Lefthander Perez is 2-3 this season with a 7.03 ERA.

Perez‘s opponent in this one will be Kevin Correia. The Padres righthander has a 4.80 ERA to go along with a 7-9 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Adrian Gonzalez belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs to lead the Padres to an 8-3 win over the Mets on Thursday. The Padres won the game as -150 favorites, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5).

Henry Blanco went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored for the Padres. Clayton Richard pitched 5 2-3 innings for the win, allowing five hits and three runs.

Fernando Tatis had two hits and drove in one run for the Mets, who were +130 underdogs. Livan Hernandez allowed eight hits and seven runs over five innings in the loss.

Team records:
New York: 50-58 SU
San Diego: 45-65 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 3-7
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
NY Mets are 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets are 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
San Diego is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
San Diego is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home

Next up:
San Diego home to NY Mets, Saturday, August 8