New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-130) Los Angeles (+110)

The New York Mets (10-20) are headed to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (12-20). The moneyline on this game has New York at -130 while Los Angeles is priced at +110. The over/under is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Christian Scott and Walbert Urena.

As a unit, the New York Mets are earning 3.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. They are sitting with 102 runs while holding a team OBP of .290. The Mets have recorded 39 two-baggers as a team and have hit 23 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 95 RBI's in addition to 228 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .227. New York has a slugging rate of .340 and have been rung up 239 times, while being walked on 88 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have given up 28 home runs in addition to 136 total runs (16th in the league). New York has allowed 242 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 126 earned runs. The Mets have an ERA of 4.21 on the season (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 280 batters. They have walked 109 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.72 as a team for the season.

Mets relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 31 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 7 holds on the year (29th in the league). The Mets relievers have earned a save percentage of 33.3% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. They have earned 2 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 4 out of their 6 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 runners on the year and 45.5% of those players crossing home plate. The Mets have dispatched 85 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Mets have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 2,424 innings on the diamond, ranking them 19th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have earned 808 putouts thus far, as well as 259 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which is 10th in pro baseball, and have 17 double plays.

Scott has pitched in 48 innings and is sitting with 40 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.67 (25 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.286. He has allowed 45 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 17 free passes. Scott (0-3 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.60 while going up against 207 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has a total of 42 home runs so far this year and 144 runs batted in. They have 44 doubles, while getting a free base 135 times as well as scoring 150 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .236 for the year. The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they average 4.69 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have struck out on 314 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 253 base hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.448 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (281 strikeouts vs 153 free passes). They come in at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 254. They have surrendered 30 home runs and they surrender 5.15 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 161 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.58 (143 earned runs given up).

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.4% of 71 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 33 save situations, the Angels have amassed 18 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 30.8%, and they have sent 101 relievers to the hill this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in baseball). The Angels have recorded 278 assists, 18 errors and are sitting with 844 putouts for the season. In their 2,532 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (20th in baseball).

Urena (0-3 career record) has earned a 4.86 earned run average and has surrendered 12.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.30 and he has faced 60 batters in his career. He has allowed 6 ER's while earning a WHIP of 2.252 and a FIP of 4.8. So far in his career, Urena has allowed 15 hits while totaling 13 K's in 11 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+110)

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