It’s Labor Day, September 2, and the New York Mets (73-64) open a crucial series at Citi Field against the Boston Red Sox (70-67).
The Mets swept the Chicago White Sox over the weekend and have now won 4 in a row to pull to within 1 game of the Atlanta Braves for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.
The Red Sox season is on life support as they have lost 2 straight and have fallen 4½ games behind in the race for a Wild Card position.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Red Sox vs. Mets live today
● Date: Monday, September 2, 2024
● Time: 7:10PM EST
● Site: Citi Field
● City: Flushing, NY
● TV/Streaming: NESN, SNY, MLBN
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Game odds for Red Sox vs. Mets
The latest odds as of Monday morning:
● Money Line: Red Sox +105, Mets -125
● Spread: Red Sox +1.5 (-210), Mets -1.5 (+170)
● Over/Under: 8 runs
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Recent team stats for Red Sox vs. Mets
● The Sox have lost 2 straight and are 3-7 in their last 10. Despite their struggles of late, Boston is still 39-29 away from Fenway Park this season. Their overall run differential for the season has fallen to +8.
● The Mets playoff hopes have been revived. New York has won 4 straight and is 7-3 in their last 10. That said, the Mets are just 35-33 at Citi Field this season. Their overall run differential for the season has climbed to +41.
Probable starting pitchers for Red Sox vs. Mets
● Today’s pitching matchup (September 2): Brayan Bello vs. Luis Severino
○ Red Sox: Bello (12-6, 4.66 ERA) has allowed 71 earned runs and 136 hits while striking out 131 over 137 innings
○ Mets: Severino (9-6, 3.96 ERA) has allowed 67 earned runs and 140 hits while striking out 131 over 152.1 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Boston vs. New York on September 2, 2024
● New York is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games
● The Mets have hit the Game Total OVER 4 times in their last 10 games
● Who’s Hot? Francisco Lindor continues to build his MVP case. The shortstop homered yesterday to open September and extend his hitting streak to 12 games after an August that saw him hit .325 with 6 HRs and 16 RBIs.
● Who’s Not! Rafael Devers is just 1 for his last 13 (.077)
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Mets vs. Red Sox game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Boston vs New York game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is strongly leaning heavily towards a play on the Mets on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Mets on the Run Line
- Total runs: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Total OVER 8 runs
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