New York Mets vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-132) Miami (+110)

The Miami Marlins (22-29) are hosting the New York Mets (22-28) at LoanDepot Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -132 and Miami is coming in at +110. The betting total is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Christian Scott and Janson Junk.

New York is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 393 times, while taking a walk on 149 occasions. They have accrued 194 RBI's in addition to 391 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .232. The Mets have recorded 67 doubles as a unit and have smacked 45 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 204 runs while having a team OBP of .297. As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB.

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The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.85 this year (10th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 467 hitters. Mets pitchers have given up 43 home runs in addition to 217 runs (12th in baseball). They have walked 184 opposing players and their FIP is 3.65 as a squad this year. New York has allowed 396 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 193 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29.

The Mets relievers have a save percentage of 57.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves for the year and have blown 6 of their 14 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 71 runners on the season and 36.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 54 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 149 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have notched 18 holds for the season (27th in the league).

The New York Mets have earned 1,353 putouts this year, in addition to 415 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which ranks 23rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 29 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,059 innings, ranking them 22nd in the majors.

Scott has taken the ball for 66 frames and has accumulated 64 K's thus far in his career. Scott (0-3 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.41 and he has gone up against 287 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.48 (33 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has surrendered 62 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 24 free passes.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .376 and they are scoring 4.33 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have tallied 77 doubles, while getting a free base 170 times and putting up 221 runs. Miami has tallied 42 home runs on the season to go along with 210 RBIs. They have struck out on 419 occasions (14th in baseball) and have recorded 413 base hits. The Miami Marlins have recorded a team OBP of .320 as well as a team batting average of .244 for the season.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.301 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (425 strikeouts against 191 free passes). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 392. They have allowed 47 homers and they allow 4.82 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 240 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (219 earned runs conceded).

They sit at 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 155 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 36 occasions with base runners. With 45 save situations, the Marlins have 23 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 21 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves. Miami relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 52 inherited base runners.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in MLB). The Marlins have recorded 412 assists, 35 errors and are sitting with 1,346 putouts so far this year. In their 4,038 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (16th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Junk has conceded 229 base hits while he has totaled 151 K's in 205 innings. He has given up a total of 112 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.08 and he has gone up against 868 opposing hitters in his career. Junk (9-12 career mark) has a 4.92 earned run average while surrendering 10.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-132)

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