Mets vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 2, 2024

Francisco Lindor (11 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the New York Mets (72-64) and Boston Red Sox (70-66) meet Monday at 7:10 p.m. ET, live on SNY from Citi Field. Lindor and the Mets are favored by bookmakers with -126 odds on the moneyline. New York’s Luis Severino gets the start, and he’ll go against Boston’s Brayan Bello.

Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Mets vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-126)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+108)
• Over/under: 8

Mets vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Mets have been chosen as favorites in 76 games this year and have walked away with the win 43 times (56.6%) in those games.
• New York has a record of 30-23 when favored by -126 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Red Sox have won 33 of the 65 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (50.8%).
• Boston is 17-20 (winning 45.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +108 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 48.1% chance to win.

Mets vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Lindor leads New York in runs batted in with 79 while batting .269.
• Lindor’s home runs rank him 13th in baseball, and he is 25th in RBI.
• Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs with 30 while driving in 76 runs and slugging .473.
• Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .295.
• In all of the majors, Duran is 37th in home runs and 44th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers has hit 28 home runs with 80 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.

Mets vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Mets strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Mets have pitched to a 4.10 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
• The Mets have a combined WHIP of 1.294 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Red Sox pitching staff is 19th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.13).
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.258).