New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-180) Oakland (+155)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (3-9) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (7-6) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -180 while Oakland is coming in at +155. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kodai Senga and James Kaprielian.

The Mets have accumulated 21 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 12 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .356 and have been called out on strikes 94 times, while drawing a walk on 59 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 3.9 runs/g, which is 25th in baseball. They have accounted for 50 RBI's in addition to 90 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .218. They have accumulated 51 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.14 this season (11th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 111 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Mets pitchers have given up 19 home runs and also 52 runs in total (7th in baseball). They have walked 54 batters and their FIP comes in at 5.11 as a team for the season.

Mets relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 10 times and also have had 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 15 holds on the campaign (1st in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. They have accumulated 3 saves so far this season and have missed out on 0 out of their 3 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 17 runners over the course of the season and 23.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Mets have sent 44 relievers to the mound on the season.

The New York Mets are sitting with 339 putouts so far this season, in addition to 113 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .996 which ranks 1st in baseball, and have 15 double plays. The Mets have transformed 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,017 innings, which ranks them 5th in the majors.

Senga has taken the hill for 11 innings and is sitting with 14 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Senga (2-0 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.67 while going up against 45 batters in the majors. His ERA is 1.59 (2 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.059. He has allowed 6 base knocks (4.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an OBP of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .228 so far this year. They have struck out on 107 occasions (16th in MLB) and have accounted for 91 base hits. Oakland has 11 home runs on the season as well as 43 RBIs. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .358 and they earn 3.67 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have recorded 17 doubles, while getting a free base 37 times as well as racking up 44 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 93 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 7.54 (88 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 23 homers and they allow 7.97 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.657 with a FIP of 6.57 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.47 (85 strikeouts against 58 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 116.

Oakland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have recorded 1 save. They are currently ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 25.0%, and they have dispatched 39 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 44.4% out of 18 inherited base runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 2 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In their 945 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (18th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (30th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 89 assists, 11 errors and have amassed 315 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Kaprielian has surrendered 244 base hits while he has totaled 236 strikeouts in 266 frames. He has conceded 132 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and he has faced 1,146 batters in his pro baseball career. Kaprielian (13-15 career record) holds a 4.46 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+155)

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