At Citi Field on Friday, the New York Mets (79-74) play the Washington Nationals (62-91), fellow members of the NL East, at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Mets are favored (-204 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Nationals (+169). The Mets will give the ball to Brandon Sproat (0-1) versus the Nationals and Andrew Alvarez (1-0).
The Mets won their most recent game against the Padres yesterday by a 6-1 score. Pete Alonso went 1 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively. Jonah Tong picked up the win on the strength of five innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out eight.
The Nationals were defeated by the Braves 9-4 Wednesday. Dylan Crews led the way offensively after going 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI in the defeat, while Clayton Beeter took the loss on the mound, pitching 2/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out one.
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New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Mets (-204, bet $204 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+169, bet $100 to win $169)Over/under: 8.5Mets vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, September 19, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Queens, New YorkStadium: Citi FieldTV channel: SNY and MASN2Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Mets stats and trendsMets betting recordsThis season, the Mets have been favored 108 times and won 61, or 56.5%, of those games.New York is 16-6 this season when entering a game favored by -204 or more on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Mets, based on the moneyline, is 67.1%.New York’s games have gone over the total in 72 of its 153 chances.The Mets are 70-83-0 against the spread this season.Brandon Sproat (Mets probable starter)Sproat (0-1) starts for the Mets, his third this season.The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when he threw six scoreless innings while giving up six hits.In two appearances this season, he has a 2.25 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .214 against him.Sproat is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.Sproat will look to pitch five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging six frames per outing.He will face off against a Nationals offense that ranks 21st in MLB with 1243 total hits (on a .243 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .386 (26th in MLB) with 143 total home runs (27th in MLB).Mets batting statsThe Mets have hit 213 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the league.Hitters for New York have a combined .429 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.The Mets’ .249 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.New York has scored 722 runs (4.7 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.The Mets have an on-base percentage of .327 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.New York ranks 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been victorious in 56, or 41.8%, of the 134 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.Washington has a win-loss record of 6-18 when favored by +169 or worse by bookmakers this year.The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 37.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 76 of its 152 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.In 152 games with a line this season, the Nationals have a mark of 74-78-0 against the spread.Andrew Alvarez (Nationals probable starter)Alvarez (1-0 with a 1.15 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Nationals, his fourth of the season.His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the lefty tossed six scoreless innings while giving up three hits.The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.15, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents have only a .125 batting average against him.Alvarez heads into this outing with one quality start under his belt this season.Alvarez has put up two starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his three outings this season.The opposing Mets offense has a collective .249 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 1283 total hits and 11th in MLB action with 722 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.429) and are fourth in all of MLB with 213 home runs.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals have hit 143 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB play.This season, Washington has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.386).The Nationals rank 21st in MLB with a .243 batting average.Washington scores the 24th-most runs in baseball (647 total, 4.2 per game).The Nationals are 24th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .306.