New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-122) Los Angeles (+102)

The New York Mets (10-21) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (12-20). The line on this contest has the Mets at -122 while the Angels are at +102. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Clay Holmes and Jack Kochanowicz.

As a unit, the New York Mets are recording 3.4 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in baseball. They have notched a total of 106 runs scored and hold an OBP of .289. The Mets have earned 42 doubles as a unit and have hit 24 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 99 runs batted in in addition to 235 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .227. New York has a slugging rate of .342 and have been rung up 243 times, while being walked on 90 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Mets pitchers have conceded 29 home runs in addition to 141 runs (17th in the league). New York has given up 249 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 129 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 4.17 so far this season (15th in baseball), and they have rung up 289 hitters. They have walked 112 opposing players and their FIP is 3.73 as a unit for the year.

Mets bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 31 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 8 holds on the campaign (29th in MLB). The Mets relief pitchers have a save percentage of 28.6% and stepped onto the hill in 15 save situations. They have compiled 2 saves for the season and have missed out on 5 of 7 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 44 base runners over the course of the season with 45.5% of those runners crossing home plate. The Mets have dispatched 88 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The New York Mets have a tally of 835 putouts so far this season, in addition to 266 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which ranks 13th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 18 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,505 innings on the field, which has them sitting 18th in baseball.

Holmes (39-32 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 and he has faced 2,310 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 460 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 230 walks. His ERA is 3.52 (211 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.280. Holmes has taken the mound for 539 frames and has 514 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Los Angeles has knocked in 42 HRs on the year to go along with 144 RBIs. They have tallied 44 two-baggers, while getting a free base 135 times and putting up 150 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a batting average of .236 so far this season. The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .398 and they score 4.69 runs per outing (12th in MLB). They have struck out on 314 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 253 base hits.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.448 with a FIP of 4.32 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (281 strikeouts against 153 bases on balls). They come in at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 254. They have given up 30 dingers and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 161 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (144 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.4% out of their 71 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 33 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 18 holds and 9 blown saves. They sit at 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 30.8%, and they have dispatched 101 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Angels have 278 assists, 18 errors and have accumulated 844 putouts for the year. In 2,532 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Kochanowicz has surrendered 228 hits while he has tallied 121 punch outs in 211 frames. He has allowed 125 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.487 and having a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.41 and he has faced 925 batters during his career. Kochanowicz (7-17 career record) has a 5.33 ERA and has allowed 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+102)

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