Pirates vs. Mets Prediction
With strong pitching on the mound, can the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets find runs in their 7:10PM ET meeting?
Pittsburgh has Jeff Locke on the mound to face Noah Syndergaard of the Mets. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, New York is favored at home. The Mets are getting odds of -175 to win, while Pittsburgh has been given a money line of +160 to win. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 7 runs.
New York is 34-29 overall, 15-13 at home and 32-30-1 with the under. Pittsburgh is 33-31 overall, 18-15 at home and 39-24-1 with the over. Pittsburgh has won nine of its last 10 against the Mets, including a 4-0 victory on Tuesday in the series opener.
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These two teams have gone under in three of four games. The Mets were shut out on Tuesday as they continue to struggle with the bats. They’ve averaged just 2.7 runs per game over the last 16 games and have scored two or fewer runs nine times. They send Noah Syndergaard to the mound, who is 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA at home this season. The Mets will face lefty Jeff Locke and are hitting just .229 against southpaws this season.
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