Mets vs. Phillies odds, tips and betting trends

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01 June 2023

Mets vs. Phillies odds, tips and betting trends

The Philadelphia Phillies (25-30) will visit the New York Mets (29-27), Thursday at 1:10 PM ET, with the Phillies on a three-game losing skid.

The Mets are favored (-171 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Phillies (+146). The Mets will give the ball to Max Scherzer (4-2) versus the Phillies and Taijuan Walker (4-2).

These clubs meet again after the Mets beat the Phillies 4-1 yesterday. Carlos Carrasco earned the win for the Mets (6.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 4 K), and Mark Canha led the way offensively (2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI). Aaron Nola (6.0 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Phillies.

Get ready for the Mets vs. Phillies with everything you need to know about Thursday’s game, including viewing options.

New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Mets (-171, bet $171 to win $100)
Underdog: Phillies (+146, bet $100 to win $146)
Over/under: 9

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Mets Stats and Trends

Mets Betting Records

This season, the Mets have been favored 41 times and won 23, or 56.1%, of those games.
New York is 8-8 this season when entering a game favored by -171 or more on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 63.1% chance to win.
So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of 55 games with a total.
The Mets are 21-34-0 against the spread in their 55 chances this season.

Max Scherzer (Mets Probable Starter)

Scherzer gets the start for the Mets, his ninth of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.54 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s last time out was on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he went seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
In eight games this season, the 38-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.54, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
Scherzer is aiming for his third quality start in a row.
Scherzer will try to build upon a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging five frames per appearance).
The opposing Phillies offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 476 total hits and 23rd in MLB play with 228 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.411) and ranks 22nd in home runs (56) in all of MLB.

Mets Batting Stats

The Mets have hit 64 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
Fueled by 147 extra-base hits, New York ranks 18th in MLB with a .398 slugging percentage this season.
The Mets’ .245 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
New York ranks 17th in the majors with 249 total runs scored this season.
The Mets have an OBP of .325 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
New York has shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.3) among MLB offenses.

Phillies Stats and Trends

Phillies Betting Records

The Phillies have come away with seven wins in the 20 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Philadelphia has been listed as an underdog of +146 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 40.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over in 23 of its 55 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 55 games with a line this season, the Phillies have a mark of 23-32-0 against the spread.

Taijuan Walker (Phillies Probable Starter)

Walker (4-2 with a 5.57 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Phillies, his 12th of the season.
The righty last pitched on Friday against the Atlanta Braves, when he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
The 30-year-old has a 5.57 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings during 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .271 to his opponents.
Walker has five quality starts under his belt this season.
Walker is trying for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.8 innings per start.
The opposing Mets offense has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and ranks 14th in home runs hit (64) in all of MLB. They have a collective .245 batting average, and are 20th in the league with 456 total hits and 17th in MLB play scoring 249 runs.

Phillies Batting Stats

The Phillies are 22nd in MLB play with 56 home runs. They average one per game.
So far this season, Philadelphia’s .411 slugging percentage ranks 14th in the majors.
The Phillies have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.254).
The offense for Philadelphia is the No. 23 offense in baseball, scoring 4.1 runs per game (228 total runs).
The Phillies’ .318 on-base percentage is 19th in the majors.

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