Odds and Betting Trends for Mets vs Angels – 5/2/26

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Los Angeles Angels

New York Mets Insights

• Nolan McLean – Over/Under 17.5 Pitching Outs (-130/+100)
  Nolan McLean has been granted an above-average leash this year, throwing 3.4 more adjusted pitches-per-outing than average.
  Explain: Pitchers with a longer leash are more likely to go deeper into games and record more outs.
• Austin Slater – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-130/+100)
  Austin Slater is penciled in 7th in the lineup today, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season.
  Explain: The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.
• Marcus Semien – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-170)
  Marcus Semien pulls many of his flyballs (38.7% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.
  Explain: This player’s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.

Los Angeles Angels Insights

• Reid Detmers – Over/Under 6.5 Strikeouts (+105/-135)
  With 8 batters who bat from the other side in the opposing team’s projected lineup, Reid Detmers encounters a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.
  Explain: Right-handed pitchers perform worse against left-handed hitters (and visa-versa). If several hitters hold this advantage against the pitcher, it can have a huge impact on whether he will perform well or struggle on any given day.
• Mike Trout – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-170)
  Mike Trout has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 92.6-mph to 99.2-mph in the last 7 days.
  Explain: Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.
• The Los Angeles Angels have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Mike Trout, Jorge Soler, Travis d’Arnaud).
  Explain: Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts

Betting Trends

• Los Angeles Angels – Over/Under 3.5 Team Total (-115/-115)
  The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Team Total Under in 27 of their last 40 games at home (+12.05 Units / 25% ROI)
• New York Mets – Over/Under 4.5 Team Total (+110/-145)
  The New York Mets have hit the Team Total Under in 14 of their last 16 games (+12.30 Units / 65% ROI)
• Nolan Schanuel – Over/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+1100/-5000)
  Nolan Schanuel has hit the Home Runs Over in 1 of his last 4 games at home (+8.00 Units / 200% ROI)