Phillies vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

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22 September 2023

Phillies vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

At Citizens Bank Park on Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies (84-69) take on the New York Mets (71-82), with first pitch at 7:05 PM ET.

The Mets (+139 underdog on the moneyline to win) visit the Phillies (-163). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Philadelphia Phillies looking to Taijuan Walker (15-5), and Tylor Megill (8-8) getting the nod for the New York Mets.

These squads play again following the Phillies’ 5-4 victory over the Mets yesterday. Ranger Suarez (6.2 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 6 K) picked up the win for the Phillies. Nicholas Castellanos went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI to lead the team on offense. Jeff Brigham (1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 K) took the loss on the mound for the Mets.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets odds and betting lines

BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:17 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Phillies (-163, bet $163 to win $100)
Underdog: Mets (+139, bet $100 to win $139)
Over/under: 9

The Phillies have won 61, or 58.7%, of the 104 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Philadelphia has a record of 24-15 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -163 on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 62% chance to win.
Philadelphia’s games have gone over the total in 70 of its 153 chances.
In 153 games with a spread this season, the Phillies are 69-84-0 ATS.

Walker makes the start for the Phillies, his 30th of the season. He is 15-5 with a 4.45 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 159 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the right-hander threw seven innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
In 29 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.45, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .244 against him.
Walker has 10 quality starts under his belt this year.
Walker will look to go five or more innings for his 18th straight start. He’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing.
In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Mets squad that is hitting .239 as a unit (24th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .408 (18th in MLB) with 202 total home runs (11th in MLB).
Walker has thrown 10 innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out seven against the Mets this season.
The 31-year-old’s 4.45 ERA ranks 35th, 1.334 WHIP ranks 38th, and 7.4 K/9 ranks 39th among qualifying pitchers this season.

The Phillies have hit 208 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
Hitters for Philadelphia have a combined .439 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
The Phillies have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
Philadelphia has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 751.
The Phillies have an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
Philadelphia is ranked 22nd in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.

The Mets have been underdogs in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (32.8%) in those contests.
This season, New York has come away with a win two times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +139 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 41.8% chance of walking away with the win.
New York and its opponents have gone over in 62 of its 151 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Mets are 71-80-0 against the spread in their 151 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Megill makes the start for the Mets, his 24th of the season. He is 8-8 with a 4.94 ERA and 92 strikeouts through 113 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s last appearance was on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up nine hits.
In 23 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.94, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .292 against him.
Megill has four quality starts under his belt this year.
Megill is trying for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.9 frames per start.
In two of his 23 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
The opposing Phillies offense has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.439) and ranks ninth in home runs hit (208) in all of MLB. They have a collective .257 batting average, and are fifth in the league with 1347 total hits and eighth in MLB action scoring 751 runs.

The Mets rank 11th in MLB play with 202 total home runs.
This season, New York is 18th in the majors, slugging .408.
The Mets are 24th in MLB with a .239 batting average.
Averaging 4.4 runs per game (676 total), New York is the 20th-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Mets rank 17th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .318.