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The Philadelphia Phillies will host the New York Mets to begin the NLDS on Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET, live on FOX from Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is expected to give the ball to Zack Wheeler, while New York has yet to name a starting pitcher. Oddsmakers favor the Phillies (-192) for this one, while the Mets have +160 odds as underdogs.
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Betting Odds
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Phillies to win vs Mets -192
Phillies vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-192)
- Underdog: Mets (+160)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Phillies have won in 80, or 62%, of the 129 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Philadelphia has a record of 31-12 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -192 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 65.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Mets have a 30-36 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.5% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +160 or longer, New York has gone 2-4 (33.3%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets have an implied win probability of 38.5%.
Phillies vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Bryce Harper is batting .285 with 30 home runs and 87 RBI for Philadelphia this season.
- Harper ranks 20th in MLB in home runs, and 31st in RBI.
- Kyle Schwarber is batting .248 this season with a team-high 38 home runs and 104 RBI.
- Francisco Lindor leads the Mets in runs batted in (91) and has put up a team-high batting average of .273.
- In all of the majors, Lindor is 14th in home runs and 25th in RBI.
- Pete Alonso has hit 34 home runs to lead his team.
Phillies vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
- The Phillies have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.85) in the majors this season.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.238 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 9.1 K/9, the fourth-best in MLB.
- New York has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
- Pitchers for the Mets combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.261).