Rays vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 3, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (14-18) are favorites (-143) on the moneyline when they square off against the New York Mets (15-15) Friday at 6:50 PM ET, live on SNY. Aaron Civale will get the ball for Tampa Bay while New York will counter with Jose Quintana.

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

Rays vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-143)
• Underdog: Mets (+120)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Rays have won in 10, or 41.7%, of the 24 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 4-7 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -143 or more on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 58.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Mets have won 41.7% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (5-7).
• New York is 4-2 (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +120 or longer.
• The Mets have a 45.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rays vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs with seven and runs batted in with 17.
• Paredes ranks 11th in baseball in home runs, and 45th in RBI.
• Amed Rosario’s batting average of .295 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Pete Alonso leads the Mets with eight home runs.
• In all of MLB, Alonso ranks fifth in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo has collected 18 runs batted in to pace his team.

Rays vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Rays average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
• Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.64 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• Rays pitchers have a 1.336 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
• The Mets pitching staff ranks second in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 3.40 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.252).