Giants vs. Mets MLB Pick
After getting smoked last night in Game 1 of the series, will the Giants rebound today when they visit the Mets at 4:05PM ET? Read on for our pick.
According to oddsmakers from online sports BetDSI, the Mets are -202 money line favorites over the Giants, who have odds of +185 to pull off what would be considered a huge upset. The over/under, meanwhile, is sitting at 7 runs with Matt Cain set to face Jacob deGrom in the pitching matchup.
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Cain has really struggled over the last three seasons, posting a 4.25 ERA on the road and a 5.48 ERA in April. In his lone appearance at Citi Field over the last three years, he did pitch 7 2/3 innings of shutout ball, but his current ERA is 6.43 and his WHIP is 1.67. Once the ace of the staff in the team’s 2012 World Series run, Cain is nothing more than a fifth starter these days, and a struggling fifth starter, nonetheless.
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As for deGrom, he’s 2-0 on the year with a 1.54 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He’s faced the Giants twice in his career, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.17 ERA .He’s allowed just two earned runs on six hits over 15.1 innings pitched against the Giants and through 25 starts, his home ERA is 1.87 over the past three seasons.
OUR PICK: The Giants are 3-12 in Cain’s last 15 starts coming off five days of rest and 0-4 in his last four road starts. The team is also 10-25 in Cain’s last 35 starts overall and the Giants have now lost five of their last six road games following an ugly 13-1 loss to the Mets on Friday night. As for the Mets, they’re 35-16 in deGrom’s last 51 starts, are 16-6 in his last 22 home starts and a perfect 8-0 in his last eight starts versus the National League West. Pick New York on the runline in order to gain some value.
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