Mets vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 17, 2024

The New York Mets (19-23) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they visit the Miami Marlins (13-32) Friday at 7:10 PM ET on SNY. The Mets are listed as -122 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Marlins are +102 underdogs. New York’s Christian Scott and Miami’s Jesus Luzardo have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Mets vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-122)
• Underdog: Marlins (+102)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Mets have won in 10, or 52.6%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season New York has been victorious six times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -122 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 55% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Marlins have a 10-21 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.3% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, Miami has a 10-19 record (winning just 34.5% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 49.5%.

Mets vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Pete Alonso leads New York with nine home runs this season. He’s batting .225 with 22 RBI.
• Among all batters in baseball, Alonso’s home run total ranks him 15th and his RBI tally places him 52nd.
• Francisco Lindor has 33 hits and an OBP of .276 to go with a slugging percentage of .376 this season.
• Bryan De La Cruz has a team-high batting average of .256, and paces the Marlins in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (24).
• De La Cruz is 15th in home runs and 39th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Jazz Chisholm is hitting .252 with eight doubles, two triples, five home runs and 18 walks.

Mets vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Mets strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• The Mets have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
• The Mets rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.331 WHIP this season.
• The Marlins pitching staff is 12th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Miami has a 4.98 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Marlins average MLB’s second-worst WHIP (1.441).