The New York Mets (75-64) and Boston Red Sox (70-69) meet Wednesday at Citi Field, with first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET on SNY. The Mets are -116 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Red Sox are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +160 odds.
Tylor Megill gets the starting nod for New York while Tanner Houck is Boston’s starter for the contest.
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Mets and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Mets have won 57.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (48-35).
New York has a record of 39-29 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter (57.4% winning percentage).
The Red Sox have been underdogs in 70 games this season and won 32 (45.7%) of those contests.
Boston is 24-27 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -103 or more on the moneyline.
The Mets have had an over/under set by bookmakers 139 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 69 of those games (69-66-4).
The Red Sox’s games have gone over the total in 71 of their 137 chances.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets are the ninth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (662 total).
New York ranks sixth-best in MLB action with 178 total home runs.
The Mets are 12th in MLB with a .249 batting average.
New York’s 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 18th in the majors.
The Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
New York has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.03).
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking 10th with 661 total runs this season.
Boston ranks eighth in Major League Baseball with 172 home runs.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .255 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Boston has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
Mets Key Players to Watch
The Mets are sending Megill (3-5) to the mound for his 11th start of the season. He is 3-5 with a 4.82 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings pitched.
Francisco Lindor leads New York in batting average (.273) and runs batted in (84) this season while also slugging 30 homers.
Pete Alonso is slugging .473 this season, with a team-best 31 homers while driving in 78 runs.
Brandon Nimmo has 111 hits this season and a slash line of .229/.339/.403.
Jesse Winker has collected 106 hits this season and has an OBP of .366. He’s slugging .423 on the year.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox will send Houck (8-9) to the mound for his 28th start this season.
Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .293.
Rafael Devers has shown off his power as he paces his team with 28 home runs and 80 runs batted in.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 20 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 15 walks while hitting .253.
Tyler O’Neill is hitting .254 with 16 doubles, 25 home runs and 44 walks.
Mets and Red Sox Injuries
Mets: Sean Reid-Foley: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Dedniel Nunez: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Hand), Christian Scott: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Smith: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Raley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Calf)
Red Sox: David Hamilton: 10 Day IL (Finger), Lucas Sims: 15 Day IL (Lat), Cam Booser: 15 Day IL (Elbow), LuÃs Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), James Paxton: 60 Day IL (Leg), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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