Mets vs D’Backs Odds: D’Backs Take on Mets in Intense Rivalry

Mets Have Lost 19 of 27, 8 Games Out of Wild Card

July 3, 2023 125 3 minutes readMLB Picks & Parlays

Mets vs D'Backs Odds: D'Backs Take on Mets in Intense Rivalry — Dustin Satloff/Getty Images/AFP

Mets Need To Follow Up Series Win With Another
Diamondbacks Will Be Very Active At The Deadline
Arizona To Continue Streak Against Teams Under .500

We start our Mets vs D’Backs Odds analysis with a look at what we think is one of the best MLB bets today. Tuesday’s MLB pitching matchup features right-hander Kodai Senga (6-5, 3.53 era) for New York. His mound opponent will be Zach Davies (1-4, 6.54).

The Metropolitans are a slight -110/+100 consensus favorite, with the total opening at 9 but moving to 9.5 (O +105/-125). New York is one of the league’s most disappointing teams, costing bettors 1711 units Only four other teams are worse. Arizona is +1136 units, with the Cincinnati Reds (+1252) the only team to produce more betting units in 2023.

Mets Need to Follow up Series Win with Another

With a $344 million dollar payroll, the world is waiting for that to equal wins. 38 wins isn’t exactly what the Citi Field faithful anticipated with baseball’s largest payroll, $65 million more than the New York Yankees. The Mets have to start their assent towards the top of the NL East standings by putting together a series win streak.

Over the weekend, New York took 2 of 3 from the San Francisco Giants after losing three of four at home against Milwaukee. Steve Cohen’s Mets haven’t won a back-to-back series since May 21st when they won five of six against Tampa Bay and Cleveland.

Sega has given up less than three earned runs in seven of his last eight starts (15 earned runs, 44.2 IP, 3.02 era). The Mets are 8-7 when Senga gets the ball and 19-7 against the Snakes in their last 26 meetings. We continue our Mets vs Diamondbacks odds preview by putting the spotlight on Arizona.

Diamondbacks Will be Very Active at Deadline

We keep waiting for the Los Angeles Dodgers to take over the top spot in the NL West because that’s what they’ve done in nine of the last 10 MLB seasons. Not to suggest that Arizona is comfortable, but they do have a three-game lead over the Dodgers and 3.5 over the San Francisco Giants, as we start play in the second half of the schedule.

The D’Backs spend $230 million less than the New York Mets, but it’s the Snakes who will be active at the deadline to solidify their spot in the postseason. The Diamondbacks should be looking to add some depth to a pitching staff that has lost Merrill Kelly, leaving Zac Gallen as their ace with a drop-off at 2-5. Davies has given up 20 earned runs in his last 24.1 innings pitched (7.40 era).

Arizona has lost four of his last five starts, but his last outing against Tampa Bay should give bettors confidence after shutting out the Tampa Bay Rays for seven innings on two hits in his last start. We conclude our Mets vs D’Backs Odds preview by giving out our official selection.

Arizona to Continue Streak against Teams Under .500

A series win at home against the Giants is nice, but until New York goes on the road and beats a couple of the better MLB teams in the league, it’s hard to think of New s anything but an underachieving franchise. Against teams under .500, the Snakes have won 20 of their last 26, and 10 of 13 at home.

New York has dropped 22 of their last 30 road games and 17 of 24 against teams with a winning record. Arizona has won nine of their last 10 in game one of a series while the Mets are just 2-7. Our official selection is the Arizona Diamondbacks -108. That does it for our Mets vs Diamondbacks odds preview, we wish you the best with your MLB wagers this week.

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