New York Mets (2-1) vs. Florida Marlins (3-0) MLB Picks: The National League East has become one of the most competitive Divisions in all of baseball: with the defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves reloading, the New York Mets addressing last year’s bullpen issues, and the Florida Marlins ’ youth and spunk.
Despite missing the playoffs over the last two seasons, the Fish have been a thorn in the New York Mets’ shoe, especially late in the season. 
In 2007 and '08, Florida played spoiler to the Mets, beating them in back-to-back season finales to end their playoff hopes on the final day.
With the start of a new season, these bitter rivals get reacquainted, as the Metropolitans visit South Florida this weekend to take on the undefeated Marlins.
Oddsmaking experts at SportsBook.com have been on top of the action thus far this MLB Picks season and will continue to do so for the duration of all 162 games.
After assembling the best MLB Picks for today’s slate, this is what they posted for this game: The New York Mets [-120 M.L.] will come into this afternoon’s game as the Sports Odds favorites to defeat the hosting Florida Marlins [+110 M.L.].
"It definitely felt good," Dan Uggla said of spoiling the Mets’ chances of a postseason berth. "We weren't going to the playoffs, so that was definitely our playoff series, against them. If we're going home, whoever we're playing, if we have a chance to knock them out, why let them go if we can't go?" The OVER/UNDER for this afternoon’s, New York Mets vs. Florida Marlins MLB Picks has been set at a combined total of 8½ runs.
"I think they have a point to prove against us," Marlins catcher John Baker said. "We shut that stadium down last year, and that's a pretty big deal in Mets fans' eyes."
Today’s starters will be: RHP John Maine (10-8, 4.18 ERA in 2008) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (2-5, 5.57 ERA in 2008). "I think he just trusts himself a little bit more," Baker said of Sanchez. "Definitely when you come off of surgery, in your initial time back, you're worried about being hurt, and you don't want to push it beyond certain points. I think that with the time he's had now, and how he proved it in Spring Training, he's not concerned about it anymore.
"His long-toss sessions and bullpens were all thrown at a greater velocity and a higher rate. It was good to see that. When he trusts himself, he's really good."
