New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 6 (5/6): MLB

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Odds

Time	7:05 p.m. EST
Mets money line	-160
Mets run line	-1.5 (+105)
Phillies money line	+134
Phillies run line	+1.5 (+105)
Over / under	7.5

 

Key stats

	New York Mets	Philadelphia Phillies
Record	19-9	11-15
Road / home record	10-4	8-8
Last 10 record	6-4	5-5
Streak	W1	L4
Over / under record	13-12-3	13-11-2
Runs / game	4.57	4.54
Runs allowed / game	3.43	4.38

 

Preview

The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will play the 2nd game of the series at the Citi Field on Friday night.  The Mets staged a most remarkable comeback Thursday night, erasing a six-run deficit in the ninth inning to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7.

New York Mets

The Mets get here with a 19-9 record and have won 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.57 runs per game and allowing 3.43 runs. Jeff McNeil is batting for .348 AVG while Pete Alonso leads with 5 home runs and 21 RBI.

Megill leads with 4 wins and is pitching for a 2.43 and 36 strikeouts..

Probable Pitcher:

Max Scherzer (4-0, 2.61 ERA) will be on the mound for the Mets in the 1st game of the series. Scherzer picked up the win over the Phillies on Sunday night, allowing four runs on five hits -- including three home runs -- over six innings. He struck out nine and walked one. He's has a 4.09 ERA and 16 strikeouts in the last 2 games against the Phillies this season.

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies get to this game with a 11-15 record and have lost 4 games in a row. The team is averaging 4.54 runs per game while allowing 4.38 runs. Kyle Schwarber leads the team with 7 home runs and 16 RBI. Nick Castellanos is batting for .308 avg.

Aaron Nola pitched seven sharp innings allowing only 1 run in 3 hits striking out 7 batters.

Probable Pitcher: 

Kyle Gibson (2-1, 2.93 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Phillies. Over his last three starts, he's posted a 2.81 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 16 innings. He threw 4 scoreless innings last time he faced the Mets.

BETTING TRENDS

NY Mets are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games.

NY Mets are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Philadelphia.

Philadelphia are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home.

##Prediction

The Phillies have lost 5 of the 7 times they have faced the Mets this season but they pounded Scherzer in the last game. On the other side Gibson held the Mets to zero runs in his last start. I expect a low scoring game this time and will take the under.

PICK: Under 7.5 (-110)

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