Phillies vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 16, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (30-13) will look to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into their final matchup against the New York Mets (19-22) at 6:40 PM ET Thursday from Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are favored (-136) by oddsmakers. Taijuan Walker will get the ball for Philadelphia while New York will counter with Jose Quintana.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Phillies vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-136)
• Underdog: Mets (+116)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 34 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (70.6%) in those games.
• This season Philadelphia has come away with a win 19 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 57.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Mets have won seven of the 19 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (36.8%).
• New York is 4-6 (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Mets a 46.3% chance to win.

Phillies vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 35 while batting .333.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Bohm’s home run total places him 105th and his RBI tally ranks him fourth.
• Bryson Stott has collected 34 hits this season and has an OBP of .385. He’s slugging .455 on the year.
• Pete Alonso has a team-best nine homers.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Alonso’s home run total puts him 13th, and his RBI total ranks 49th.
• Brandon Nimmo has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 27 runs batted in.

Phillies vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.19 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Phillies have a combined 1.148 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors.
• New York has a 3.72 team ERA that ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.319).