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Mets @ Nationals

Mets
167
Final
Nationals
Mon, May 18, 2026, 6:45 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML -125 · SPR +1.5 · O/U 10

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Mets beat the Nationals 16-7 on the road. The market closed with Mets at -125 on the moneyline and the total at 10. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

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Mets vs Nationals betting splits

Where was the money on Mets vs Nationals?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadMets70%82%-1.5 (+125)
Nationals30%18%+1.5 (-149)
TotalOver78%87%O 10 (-115)
Under22%13%U 10 (-105)
MoneylineMets67%63%-125
Nationals33%37%+106

70% of spread tickets and 82% of spread money were on the Mets, so the average Mets bet was larger than the average Nationals bet.

78% of total tickets and 87% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

67% of moneyline tickets and 63% of moneyline money were on the Mets, so the Mets drew more tickets than money and the average Nationals bet was larger.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Mets vs Nationals?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Nationals)+1.5+1.50
Total10.510-0.5

The Mets opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 10.5 and closed 10, a 0.5-point move toward the under.

Why the line moved

Why did the Mets vs Nationals line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Nationals +1.5) even with 82% of the spread money on the Mets. The total moved 0.5 points toward the under (10.5 to 10) even though 87% of the total money sits on the over; the under holds 13% of the money and 22% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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Mets vs Nationals Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — May 18, 2026 | Locksmith