Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 29, 2024

The New York Mets (69-63) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-102) in Thursday’s contest versus the Arizona Diamondbacks (75-57). Game time is set for 3:40 p.m. ET on ARID. The Mets are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +154 odds. Arizona’s Ryne Nelson and New York’s David Peterson have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-117)
• Underdog: Mets (-102)
• Over/under: 9

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Diamondbacks have won in 41, or 62.1%, of the 66 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Arizona has a record of 39-23 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -117 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 53.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Mets have gone 24-29 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 45.3% of those games).
• New York has a 20-25 record (winning 44.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -102 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 50.5%.

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Corbin Carroll has been key for Arizona with 15 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .223 this season.
• Carroll ranks 102nd in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 89th in RBI.
• Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is batting .275 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .424 this season.
• Francisco Lindor has put up a team-high batting average of .270 while pacing the Mets in runs batted in (78).
• Lindor’s home run total ranks 17th in the big leagues, and he is 24th in RBI.
• Pete Alonso’s 28 home runs lead his team.

Diamondbacks vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Diamondbacks average just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
• The Diamondbacks have pitched to a 4.44 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Diamondbacks pitchers have a 1.338 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
• New York has a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.296).