The New York Mets (13-7) and San Francisco Giants (6-12) continue a 4-game series at Oracle Park Friday. First pitch is at 10:15 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Mets vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Mets lead 1-0
New York won Thursday’s series opener 9-4. The Mets have gone 6-1 with an .827 OPS on their current road trip that included previous stops at the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Francisco is back at home after a 1-4 road trip at the Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins. The Giants are 3-9 with a .667 OPS over their last 12 outings.
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Mets at Giants projected starters
LHP Joey Lucchesi vs. RHP Anthony DeSclafani
Lucchesi is making his 1st MLB appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2021.
- Has a 4.24 ERA over 66 starts and 4 relief appearances in his career
- Has made 3 starts at Triple-A this April: 15 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 11 H, 7 BB, 15K
DeSclafani (1-0, 1.42 ERA) is tabbed for his 4th start this season. He has a 0.63 WHIP, 0.0 BB/9 and 7.6 K/9 through 19 IP.
- Owns a 2.95 ERA at Oracle Park over the last 3 seasons (2021-23)
- Faces a left-leaning New York nine: career vs. left-handed batters .812 OPS allowed, vs. right-handed batters .651 OPSA
Mets at Giants odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:15 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Mets +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Giants -118 (bet $100 to win $118)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mets -1.5 (+162) | Giants +1.5 (-196)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -120 | U: -102)
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Mets at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 6, Mets 4
Moneyline
Analytics support numbers would say the Mets have been fortunate with their run-scoring and run-prevention numbers so far. Add in a weak New York schedule so far, and there is some lean on the Giants here. However, just go with a partial unit on SAN FRANCISCO (-118) due to Lucchesi being very much an unknown quantity.
Run line/Against the spread
Avoid the juice here: PASS.
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Over/Under
The Over is 5-0-1 in the last 6 meetings in this series. With a 10 mph wind helping the batters in this one and with some serious fade to New York’s pitching numbers, consider a partial-unit play on the OVER 8.5 (-120).
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