Its Tuesday, July 29 and the Mets (62-45) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (58-49).
Sean Manaea is slated to take the mound for New York against Yu Darvish for San Diego.
The Mets’ seven-game win streak was snapped last night in the opening game of this series. Elias Diaz drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning for the Padres. Mark Vientos drove in four runs for New York in the loss.
Lets dive into Game 2 of the series and find a sweat or two.
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, odds, the first pitch, 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 Mets at Padres
- Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
- Time: 9:40PM EST
- Site: Petco Park
- City: San Diego, CA
- Network/Streaming: SNY, SDPA, MLBN
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Odds for the Mets at the Padres
The latest odds as of Tuesday:
- Moneyline: Mets (-121), Padres (+101)
- Spread: Mets -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Mets at Padres
- Pitching matchup for July 29, 2025: Sean Manaea vs. Yu Darvish
- Mets: Sean Manaea (1-1, 2.19 ERA)
Last outing: July 23 vs. Angels – 1.80 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts - Padres: Yu Darvish (0-3, 9.18 ERA)
Last outing: July 24 at St. Louis – 21.60 ERA, 8 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
- Mets: Sean Manaea (1-1, 2.19 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Mets at Padres
- Yu Darvish has not struck out more than three hitters in any of his last three starts
- Padres’ pitcher Yu Darvish has an ERA of 9.44 and a WHIP of 1.66
- The Padres have failed to cover the Run Line in six of their last seven games against the Mets
- Mark Vientos is enjoying a 7-game hitting streak (8-24)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Mets and the Padres
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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 Tuesday’s game between the Mets and the Padres:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Mets on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the San Diego Padres at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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