It’s Tuesday, August 20, and the Mets (65-60) continue their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (73-53) at Citi Field in Flushing, NY.
The Mets won last night in walk-off fashion as Francisco Alvarez went deep in the bottom of the 9th to lift New York to a 4-3 win.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Orioles vs. Mets live today
● Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
● Time: 7:10PM EST
● Site: Citi Field
● City: Flushing, NY
● TV/Streaming: MASN, SNY
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Game odds for Orioles vs. Mets
The latest odds as of Tuesday afternoon:
● Money Line: Mets -120, Orioles +100
● Spread: Mets -1.5 (+165), Orioles +1.5 (-200)
● Over/Under: 8.5 runs
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Recent team stats for Orioles vs. Mets
● New York’s win last night pulled them to within 1½ games of the Atlanta Braves in the race for the final Wild Card spot in the National League. The Mets are 4-6 over the past 10 games. New York is now 34-32 at Citi Field this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +30.
● The Orioles now trail the Yankees by a ½ game in the American League East. They are 5-5 in their last 10. Baltimore is 36-25 on the road this season. Their overall run differential for the season is +89.
Probable starting pitchers for Orioles vs. Mets
● Today’s pitching matchup (August 20): Dean Kremer vs. Jose Quintana
○ Mets: Quintana (6-8, 4.26 ERA) has allowed 61 earned runs and 117 hits while striking out 103 over 129 innings
○ Orioles: Kremer (5-9, 4.48 ERA) has allowed 45 earned runs and 78 hits while striking out 84 over 90.1 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Orioles vs. Mets on August 20, 2024
● Ryan Mountcastle is 2-4 (.500) in his career against Quintana
● Francisco Lindor is 2-3 (.667) with 2 RBIs vs. Kremer
● Who’s Hot? J.D. Martinez has homered 36 times in his career against the Orioles. He is hitting .300 (3-10) in his career against Dean Kremer
● Who’s Not! Dean Kremer is 1-2 with a 5.87 ERA in August. In 3 starts (15.1 innings) Kremer has allowed 15 hits and 10 earned runs
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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday’s Orioles vs. Mets game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Orioles vs. Mets game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Mets on the Run Line
- Total runs: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Total OVER 8.5 runs
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