The New York Mets (3-3) and the San Francisco Giants (2-4) meet on MLB TV as apart of a small four-game slate on Thursday. This is the start of a three-game series between the two.
Robbie Ray will start for the Giants as he searches for his first win of the season. Ray went 5.1 innings and permitted two earned runs on five hits against the Yankees in a 3-0 loss. Since then, the Giants are 2-2 and have been outscored 15-14.
David Peterson gets the nod for the Mets after his stellar debut against the Pirates. Peterson pitched 5.1 innings of no run baseball with six hits allowed. The Mets won 4-2 in extra innings, but have gone 1-3 since that point eight total runs scored.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Mets at Giants
- Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
- Time: 9:45 PM EST
- Site: Oracle Park
- City: San Francisco, CA
- Network/Streaming: MLB TV
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Odds for the Mets at the Giants
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: New York Mets (-124), San Francisco Giants (+106)
- Spread: Mets -1.5 (+136), Giants +1.5 (-164)
- Total: 7.5
Probable starting pitchers for Mets at Giants
- Thursday’s pitching matchup (April 2): David Peterson vs. Robbie Ray
2026 Stats: 5.1 IP, 0-0. 0.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 3Ks, 2 BB
2026 Stats: 5.1 IP, 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 4Ks, 0 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not!
- The Mets’ Bo Bichette is hitting .111 with three hits over 27 at-bats
- The Mets’ Juan Soto is hitting .346 with 9 hits over 26 at-bats
- The Giants’ Patrick Bailey is hitting .111 with two hits over 18 at-bats
- The Giants’ Luis Arraez is hitting .304 with seven hits over 27 at-bats
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Giants
- The Mets are 3-3 ATS this season
- The Giants are 1-5 ATS this season
- The Mets are 5-1 to the Under this season
- The Giants are 3-1-2 to the Under this season
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Braves and the Giants
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Mets and the Giants:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Mets on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Mets at -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 7.5
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