Mets vs Athletics Picks and Prediction – 4/12/2025

The New York Mets play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Athletics. New York is 8-4 and tied for first place with the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East. New York lost to the Miami Marlins 5-0 on Wednesday, snapping a six-game winning streak. New York was off on Thursday before heading west to face the Athletics. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Pete Alonso is batting .333 with three home runs, 15 RBI, 14 hits, and an on-base percentage of .451 to lead New York in each of the five categories. Brandon Nimmo is second in home runs with two. New York has a team batting average of .210 and a slugging percentage of .349. On Saturday, New York will send David Peterson to the mound. The left-hander is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA, 12 Ks, and 8 BBs.

The Athletics dropped to 5-8 following a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. The Athletics are tied for last in the American League West with Seattle, four games behind the first-place Texas Rangers. The Athletics lost two out of three games in their just-completed series with San Diego. The Athletics have lost three of the last four and seven of the last 10.

Jacob Wilson is batting .396 to lead the Athletics and has a team-high 19 hits. Tyler Soderstrom is the leader in home runs with six, RBI with 10, and on-base percentage with .426. The Athletics have a team batting average of .242 and a slugging percentage of .407. The Athletics have not yet announced their starting pitcher for Saturday’s game at home with the New York Mets.

New York will win on the road Saturday when visiting the Athletics, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in five of New York’s last six and four of the Mets’ last six played on the road. The Mets have had the UNDER cash in each of the last six versus an opponent from the American League. New York starter David Peterson has had two solid outings to start the season, allowing three runs across 10.2 innings. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets win but our best play is UNDER 4-1.