Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets 5/18/2023 Picks Predictions

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets 5/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The New York Mets are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at the Citi Field in New York on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 13:10 ET in the third game of this series.

Both teams have split wins as the Mets bounced back in the second game and tied the series.

The Mets have a 21-23 record so far this season and are 8-9 at home. They are 16-28 on the runline (6-11 at home) and 20-22-2 in over/under.

They are sitting on the third place of the East Division, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies. Pete Alonso leads the team in home runs this season with 15, while Brandon Nimno leads the team in batting average with .299.

The Mets average 4.43 runs offensively while allowing 4.86 runs per game defensively. They have a .240 hitting percentage and their bullpen has a 4.06 ERA. They average 1.08 home runs per game and 7.79 strikeouts.

On the mound for the Mets today will be the rightie Tylor Megill who has a 4-2 record, 4.02 ERA and 1.51 WHIP.

Mets Betting Trends:

Over is 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Under is 3-0-1 in Megills’ last 4 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Megills’ last 4 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 3-0-1 in Megills’ last 4 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in their last 4 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets Predictions 5/18/2023

The Rays have a 31-12 record so far this season and 13-9 on the road. They are 27-17 on the runline (13-9 at home) and 25-16-3 in over/under.

They are sitting on the first place of the East Division. Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz lead the team in home runs this season with 10 apiece, while Harold Ramirez leads the team in batting average with .330.

The Rays average 6.33 runs offensively while allowing 3.52 runs per game defensively. They have a .275 hitting percentage and their bullpen has a 3.86 ERA. They average 1.98 home runs per game and 8.70 strikeouts.

On the mound for the Rays today will be the rightie Taj Bradley who has a 3-0 record, 3.52 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. He has just one earned run in his last 12 innings pitched in his last two starts.

Rays Betting Trends:

Over is 6-0 in their last 6 overall.
Over is 4-0 in their last 4 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 5-0 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 4-0 in their last 4 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 5-0 in their last 5 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.

In their previous game on Wednesday, the Mets won at home with an 8-7 score. Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer into the second deck in the 10th inning to cap a dramatic comeback by the Mets, en route to an 8-7 victory.

Francisco Alvarez forced extra innings with a three-run, two-out homer in the 9th inning for the Mets, who won for just the 6th time in 17 games this month.

Head-to-Head Trends:

Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Rays are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Rays are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in New York.

Prediction:

The Rays are by far the better team and do not expect them to drop a second game to the Mets, so pick them to win this game.

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