Mets-Padres Odds Preview

The New York Mets and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PETCO Park. Oliver Perez will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Lefthander Perez is 2-3 this season with a 7.03 ERA. Perez's opponent in this one will be Kevin Correia. The Padres righthander has a 4.80 ERA to go along with a 7-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adrian Gonzalez belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs to lead the Padres to an 8-3 win over the Mets on Thursday. The Padres won the game as -150 favorites, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Henry Blanco went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored for the Padres. Clayton Richard pitched 5 2-3 innings for the win, allowing five hits and three runs. Fernando Tatis had two hits and drove in one run for the Mets, who were +130 underdogs. Livan Hernandez allowed eight hits and seven runs over five innings in the loss. Team records: New York: 50-58 SU San Diego: 45-65 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing San Diego are 3-7 After playing San Diego are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 San Diego most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road NY Mets are 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Diego NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games NY Mets are 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets San Diego is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing NY Mets San Diego is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games San Diego is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home Next up: San Diego home to NY Mets, Saturday, August 8