Padres vs Mets Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for Aug. 18

Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.
In MLB action on Tuesday, the San Diego Padres take on the New York Mets.
Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's what you need to know.
Padres vs Mets Game Info
- San Diego Padres (67-59) vs. New York Mets (57-69)
- Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Citi Field -- Queens, New York
- Coverage: SNY and Padres.TV
Padres vs Mets Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: SD: (-112) | NYM: (-104)
- Spread: SD: -1.5 (+146) | NYM: +1.5 (-176)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
Padres vs Mets Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Robbie Ray (Padres) - 10-7, 3.28 ERA vs Zach Thornton (Mets) - 3-3, 2.78 ERA
The probable pitchers are Robbie Ray (10-7) for the Padres and Zach Thornton (3-3) for the Mets. Ray's team is 12-9-0 against the spread this season in his starts. Ray's team has been victorious in 66.7% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 6-3. The Mets are 5-3-0 against the spread when Thornton starts. The Mets have been the underdog on the moneyline in five of Thornton's starts this season, and they went 2-3 in those games.
Padres vs Mets Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Mets win (51.8%)
Padres vs Mets Moneyline
- The Padres vs Mets moneyline has San Diego as a -112 favorite, while New York is a -104 underdog at home.
Padres vs Mets Spread
- The Mets are +1.5 on the run line against the Padres. The Mets are -176 to cover, and the Padres are +146.
Padres vs Mets Over/Under
- The over/under for Padres-Mets on Aug. 18 is 8.5. The over is -110, and the under is -110.
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Padres vs Mets Betting Trends
- The Padres have come away with 29 wins in the 52 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season San Diego has come away with a win 28 times in 49 chances when named as a favorite of at least -112 on the moneyline.
- The Padres and their opponents have gone over in 56 of their 126 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Padres are 72-54-0 against the spread in their 126 games that had a posted line this season.
- The Mets have won 31.4% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (16-35).
- New York has a record of 16-28 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer (36.4%).
- The Mets have played in 122 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-61-7).
- The Mets have collected a 56-66-0 record ATS this season.
Padres Player Leaders
- Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diego with 134 hits and an OBP of .352, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .420. He's batting .279.
- He is 27th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage, and 77th in slugging among all qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Manny Machado is batting .212 with 20 doubles, 23 home runs and 57 walks. He's slugging .407 with an on-base percentage of .297.
- Among qualifying hitters, his batting average places him 135th, his on-base percentage 125th, and his slugging percentage 90th.
- Jackson Merrill is batting .244 with a .415 slugging percentage and 63 RBI this year.
- Merrill heads into this game with two games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .176 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
- Xander Bogaerts is batting .221 with a .321 OBP and 46 RBI for San Diego this season.
Mets Player Leaders
- Bo Bichette has put up a team-best .386 slugging percentage. He's batting .267 with an on-base percentage of .314.
- Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 49th, his on-base percentage ranks 102nd, and he is 110th in slugging.
- Bichette hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with a triple, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
- Carson Benge's 123 hits and .335 OBP both lead his team. He has a batting average of .273 while slugging .415.
- Including all qualifying hitters, he is 38th in batting average, 69th in on-base percentage and 83rd in slugging percentage.
- Francisco Lindor has seven doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks while batting .243.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .210 with 10 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 31 walks.
Padres vs Mets Head to Head
- 8/17/2026: 2-1 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
- 6/7/2026: 7-3 NYM (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -108, Underdog Moneyline: -108)
- 6/6/2026: 3-2 SD (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
- 6/5/2026: 5-0 NYM (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
- 9/18/2025: 6-1 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)
- 9/17/2025: 7-4 SD (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
- 9/16/2025: 8-3 NYM (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
- 7/30/2025: 5-0 SD (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
- 7/29/2025: 7-1 SD (Favorite: Mets, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
- 7/28/2025: 7-6 SD (Favorite: Padres, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
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