{"id":661261,"date":"2026-04-03T18:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661261\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:15:14","slug":"mets-vs-giants-prediction-odds-probable-pitchers-prop-bets-for-friday-april-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661261\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets vs. Giants Prediction, Odds, Probable Pitchers, Prop Bets for Friday, April 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">The New York Mets\u2019 road woes continued last night with a 7-2 loss to open their series against the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">The Mets have now scored just 14 runs in 6 games since their 11-7 win on Opening Day, including just 3 runs during this three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">Thursday\u2019s victory was the Giants\u2019 first win at home after opening the season getting swept by the Yankees. They did take two of three in San Diego, though, before taking down the Mets last night.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">Here are the odds, probable pitchers, and predictions for Mets vs. Giants on Friday, April 3.<\/p>\n<p>Mets vs. Giants Odds, Run Line and Total<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7t\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">Run Line<\/p>\n<p>Mets -1.5 (+129)Giants +1.5 (-156)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"82\">Moneyline<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"88\">Total<\/p>\n<p>7.5 (Over -115\/Under -105)Mets vs. Giants Probable PitchersMets: Nolan McLean (5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 2 BB)Giants: Tyler Mahle (L, 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB)Mets vs. Giants How to WatchDate: Friday, April 3Time: 10:15 p.m. ETVenue: Oracle ParkHow to Watch (TV): WPIX, NBCSBAMets record: 3-4Giants record: 3-4Mets vs. Giants Best MLB Prop Bets<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8t\">Mets Best MLB Prop Bet<\/p>\n<p>Nolan McLean OVER 5.5 Strikeouts (-134)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8z\">Nolan McLean has been dominant through his first nine MLB starts. He has a 2.21 ERA (13 ER in 53 IP) with 65 strikeouts and 18 walks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"92\">McLean opened the season with an eight-strikeout performance in just five innings against the Pirates. He\u2019s gone OVER 5.5 strikeouts in eight of his nine starts in his career, including OVER 6.5 in six of them.<\/p>\n<p>Mets vs. Giants Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"98\">I can\u2019t look anywhere but to the UNDER in this one, given the pitching matchup and the Mets\u2019 offensive struggles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">McLean should be able to get through five or six innings and keep the Giants in check, unlike last night when San Francisco\u2019s three-run first inning powered them to victory.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9e\">Mahle is making his second start in San Francisco after posting a 2.18 ERA with Texas last season. He should be able to hold his own against the Mets as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9h\">Pick: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNDER 7.5 (-115)<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9m\">Claim the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/draftkings-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings promo code<\/a> offer today. Sign up and get <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$200 in bonus bets instantly when you make your first $5 bet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9p\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9s\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Mets\u2019 road woes continued last night with a 7-2 loss to open their series against&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2408],"tags":[5,162,4,378,66,4343,4340,4344,4341,4342],"class_list":{"0":"post-661261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-giants","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-san-francisco","12":"tag-san-francisco-giants","13":"tag-sanfrancisco","14":"tag-sanfranciscogiants","15":"tag-sf","16":"tag-sf-giants","17":"tag-sfgiants"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116342143462589818","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}