Reds vs Mets Picks and Prediction – 7/20/2025

The Cincinnati Reds complete a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the New York Mets. Cincinnati is 51-47 following Friday’s 8-4 victory over the Mets. Austin Hays hit a pair of home runs for the Reds, and Cincinnati hit four homers in the win. Cincinnati trails first-place Chicago by 7 ½ games in the National League Central. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Elly De La Cruz is batting .283 with 18 home runs, 64 RBI, and 106 hits to lead Cincinnati in each of the four categories. TJ Friedl leads in on-base percentage at .370. Cincinnati is batting .246 with a .400 slugging percentage. On Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Andrew Abbott to the mound. The left-hander is 8-1 with a 2.07 ERA, 83 Ks, and 24 BBs.

New York is 55-43 following Friday’s four-run loss to the Reds. New York has lost two straight and four of the last six. The Mets have dropped to 21st in batting average and 14th in runs scored, while on the mound, New York has the fourth-best ERA. The Mets are second in the National League East, a half-game behind first-place Philadelphia.

Pete Alonso is batting .277 with 77 RBI and 101 hits to lead New York in each of the three categories. Juan Soto leads in home runs with 24 and in on-base percentage at .394. New York is batting .243 with a .414 slugging percentage. On Sunday, New York will send David Peterson to the mound. The left-hander is 6-4 with a 3.06 ERA, 93 Ks, and 37 BBs.

The play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Cincinnati's last five and four of New York's last six. Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott is coming off a strong outing versus Miami, in which the right-hander allowed one run on six hits across 7.2 innings. New York starter David Peterson has performed well in two consecutive outings, allowing two runs on 10 hits across 13.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Mets win but our best to play is UNDER 4-2.