Giants vs. Mets Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/24/2022

The New York Mets (29-15) will look to J.D. Davis, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the San Francisco Giants (22-19) on Tuesday at 9:45 PM ET. The Mets are +111 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks. San Francisco’s Logan Webb and New York’s Chris Bassitt have been named the starters for this contest.

Giants vs. Mets Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Giants vs. Mets

Our computer pick: New York Mets (+111) and Over (7)

Giants vs. Mets Game Info

• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Logan Webb
• New York Mets probable starting pitcher: Chris Bassitt
• Game Day: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
• Game Time: 9:45 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets Pitching Matchup

Giants Starter Logan Webb

• Webb (5-1 with a 3.54 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Giants, his ninth of the season.
• The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he went seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.
• The 25-year-old has a 3.54 ERA and 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings across eight games this season, while giving up a batting average of .258 to his opponents.
• Webb is trying to continue a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
• Webb will look to last five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 6.0 innings per outing.
• He will face off against a Mets squad that is batting .257 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .391 (12th in MLB) with 37 total home runs (19th in MLB).
• Webb has a 7.36 ERA and a 2.455 WHIP against the Mets this season in 3 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .375 batting average over one appearance.
• The 25-year-old’s 3.54 ERA ranks 36th, 1.262 WHIP ranks 44th, and 6.3 K/9 ranks 56th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Mets Starter Chris Bassitt

• The Mets’ Bassitt (4-2) will make his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed nine hits in 6 1/3 innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
• The 33-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with an ERA of 2.77 and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .221.
• He has earned a quality start four times in eight starts this season.
• Bassitt has eight starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Giants rank fifth in MLB with 201 runs scored this season. They have a .243 batting average this campaign with 44 home runs (ninth in the league).
• The right-hander has faced the Giants one time this season, allowing them to go 8-for-25 with a double, a home run and five RBI in six innings.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 33-year-old ranks 20th in ERA (2.77), 25th in WHIP (1.089), and 22nd in K/9 (9.1).

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have been favorites in 34 games this season and won 20 (58.8%) of those contests.
• San Francisco has entered 25 games this season favored by -131 or more and is 14-11 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 56.7% chance to win.
• Games involving San Francisco have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 23 of 42 chances this season.
• The Giants are 18-23-0 ATS in their 41 games with a spread this season.

Mets Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mets have won in five of the seven contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, New York has come away with a win three times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 47.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• New York and their opponents have gone over in 20 of their 46 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Mets are 26-18-0 against the spread in their 44 games that had a posted line this season.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Thairo Estrada’s .265 average leads the Giants this year. His resume also includes two homers and driven in 20 RBI.
• Including all MLB hitters, Estrada ranks 53rd in batting average, 121st in on-base percentage, and 113th in slugging.
• Wilmer Flores has collected 24 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Flores is 87th in homers and 24th in RBI on the season.
• Darin Ruf is batting .233 with five doubles, three home runs and 26 walks.
• Brandon Crawford has five doubles, a triple, four home runs and 14 walks while batting .218.

Mets Leaders & Batting Stats

• Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 11 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 40.
• Alonso ranks fourth in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jeff McNeil has a club-leading .311 batting average.
• McNeil is 192nd in home runs and 33rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Francisco Lindor has seven doubles, six home runs and 21 walks while batting .238.
• Brandon Nimmo has seven doubles, three triples, three home runs and 22 walks while hitting .297.

Betting Tips for Giants vs. Mets

After digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Mets on the moneyline at +111. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.