Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 30, 2024

The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-30) and New York Mets (22-33) meet Thursday at Citi Field, with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET on MLB Network. The Diamondbacks are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Mets are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +203 odds. Zac Gallen takes the mound for Arizona while Christian Scott is New York’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-120)
• Underdog: Mets (+102)
• Over/under: 7.5

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Diamondbacks have been favorites in 25 games this season and have come away with the win 13 times (52%) in those contests.
• This year Arizona has won 11 of 21 games when listed as at least -120 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 54.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Mets have won 32.1% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (9-19).
• New York is 8-15 (winning only 34.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +102 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets have an implied win probability of 49.5%.

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Christian Walker is batting .266 with 10 home runs and 33 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Arizona hitters this season.
• Among hitters in baseball, Walker is 21st in homers and 30th in RBI.
• Ketel Marte is slugging .475 this season, with a team-best 10 homers while driving in 27 runs.
• Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 12 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Alonso’s home run total puts him 12th, and his RBI total ranks 63rd.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .211 with 12 doubles, eight home runs and 17 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Diamondbacks have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• The Diamondbacks have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
• The Diamondbacks rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.305 WHIP this season.
• The Mets pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 4.13 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.335).