{"id":374799,"date":"2026-05-20T04:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/betting-trends-and-expert-picks-for-mets-vs-nationals-wednesday-may-20-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:27:03","slug":"betting-trends-and-expert-picks-for-mets-vs-nationals-wednesday-may-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/betting-trends-and-expert-picks-for-mets-vs-nationals-wednesday-may-20-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting Trends and Expert Picks for Mets vs Nationals Wednesday, May 20, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/NYM.png\" alt=\"New York Mets logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>New York Mets<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/WSH.png\" alt=\"Washington Nationals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Washington Nationals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-125<\/span><span>O\/U: 9.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>+105<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">New York Mets Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Zach Thornton &#8211; Over\/Under Pitching Outs<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Compared to the average starter, Zachary Thornton has been granted a below-average leash since the start of last season, throwing an -11.6 fewer adjusted pitches each game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers with a shorter leash are more likely to get pulled earlier in games and record fewer outs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Bo Bichette &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Hits (+130\/-165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">As it relates to his batting average talent, Bo Bichette is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available.  Batting average is the most common measure of a player&#8217;s ability to generate hits.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The New York Mets have been the unluckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better going forward<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Washington Nationals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Zack Littell &#8211; Over\/Under 2.5 Strikeouts (-135\/+105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Zack Littell has used his change-up 7.3% less often this season (20%) than he did last season (27.3%).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Because change-ups are one of the most effective pitches to use, a pitcher who alters his pitch mix to use them less often may see less success as a result, particularly if he uses his fastball more instead.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Daylen Lile &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-220\/+165)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Daylen Lile has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (81% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> 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.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Washington Nationals &#8211;  2H Moneyline<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), the Washington Nationals&#8217; bullpen projects as the 3rd-worst out of all the teams in baseball.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a weak bullpen sneakily creates an easier matchup for the opposing offense and boosts a game&#8217;s runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Over\/Under 9.5 Game Total (-110\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Over in 24 of their last 40 games (+9.95 Units \/ 23% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>New York Mets &#8211; Over\/Under 4.5 Team Total (-140\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The New York Mets have hit the Team Total Under in 24 of their last 35 games (+12.05 Units \/ 30% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Curtis Mead &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Hits Runs and RBIs (-125\/-105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Curtis Mead has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+9.45 Units \/ 51% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.19.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Mets @ Washington Nationals -125O\/U: 9.5(-110\/-110)+105 New York Mets Insights Zach Thornton &#8211; Over\/Under Pitching Outs Compared to the average starter, Zachary Thornton has been granted a below-average&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[283,286,287,289,288,284,137,984,285,73,33,282,281,11,1131,358],"class_list":["post-374799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-bets","tag-betting-guide","tag-betting-line","tag-betting-odds","tag-betting-tips","tag-betting-trends","tag-bo-bichette","tag-daylen-lile","tag-expert-picks","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-mets","tag-odds","tag-picks","tag-washington-nationals","tag-zach-thornton","tag-zack-littell"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Betting Trends and Expert Picks for Mets vs Nationals Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our expert betting tips and picks for New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals on May 20, 2026. 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