Reds vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

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16 September 2023

Reds vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

The New York Mets (68-79) will host the Cincinnati Reds (77-72), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 7:10 PM ET.

Oddsmakers project the Reds as a close favorite (-115 moneyline odds to win) against the Mets (-105). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Cincinnati Reds looking to Andrew Abbott (8-5), and Tylor Megill (8-7) taking the ball for the New York Mets.

These clubs meet again after the Reds defeated the Mets 5-3 yesterday. Lucas Sims picked up the win for the Reds (0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K), and Spencer Steer led the way offensively (1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI). Grant Hartwig (1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss for the Mets.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Saturday’s Reds vs. Mets contest, including viewing options.

Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:48 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Reds (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
Underdog: Mets (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
Over/under: 8.5

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Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have won 22, or 59.5%, of the 37 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Cincinnati has a record of 16-14, a 53.3% win rate, when favored by -115 or more by oddsmakers this season.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 53.5% chance to win.
So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 72 of 148 games with a total.
The Reds are 90-58-0 ATS in their 148 games with a spread this season.

Andrew Abbott (Reds Probable Starter)

Abbott (8-5) takes the mound for the Reds in his 19th start of the season. He has a 3.64 ERA in 99 2/3 innings pitched, with 107 strikeouts.
The left-hander last pitched on Friday, Sept. 8 against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he went four innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.64, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents have a .225 batting average against him.
Abbott is trying to secure his 10th quality start of the year in this game.
Abbott heads into this game with 13 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
In five of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Mets offense has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.408) and ranks 10th in MLB play with 196 home runs. It has a collective .238 batting average, and is 28th in MLB with 1156 total hits and 19th in MLB action scoring 649 runs.

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds rank 16th in Major League Baseball with 173 home runs.
Hitters for Cincinnati have combined for a team rank of 16th in the majors with a .413 team slugging percentage.
The Reds rank 15th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Cincinnati has scored 703 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
The Reds have an on-base percentage of .325 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
Cincinnati ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.

Mets Stats and Trends

Mets Betting Records

The Mets have been chosen as underdogs in 60 games this year and have walked away with the win 19 times (31.7%) in those games.
This year, New York has won 15 of 53 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 51.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Contests with New York has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 59 of 145 chances this season.
The Mets have posted a record of 65-80-0 against the spread this season.

Tylor Megill (Mets Probable Starter)

Megill (8-7) gets the starting nod for the Mets in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 5.03 ERA in 107 1/3 innings pitched, with 90 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty threw five scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while surrendering two hits.
During 22 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 5.03 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .287 to opposing hitters.
Megill has recorded four quality starts this season.
Megill will look to build upon a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.9 frames per outing).
He has had two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
He meets a Reds offense that ranks 10th in the league with 703 total runs scored while batting .248 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .413 slugging percentage (16th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 173 home runs (16th in the league).

Mets Batting Stats

The Mets are 10th in MLB play with 196 total home runs.
So far this season, New York’s .408 slugging percentage is 18th in the majors.
The Mets have the 25th-ranked batting average in the league (.238).
The offense for New York is the No. 19 offense in MLB, scoring 4.4 runs per game (649 total runs).
The Mets’ .318 on-base percentage ranks 18th in the majors.

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