The New York Mets (0-1) visit the Houston Astros (1-0) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Mets are moneyline underdogs (+118) against the favored Astros (-138). Hunter Brown starts for Houston, and Tylor Megill is New York’s pick to start.

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Astros vs. Mets betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-138)
• Underdog: Mets (+118)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros put together a 67-52 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 56.3% of those games).
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -138 or shorter last year, Houston finished with a record of 47-31 (60.3%).
• The Astros have a 58% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Houston combined with its opponents to go over the total 65 times last season for a 65-92-6 record against the over/under.
• The Astros put together an 80-82-0 record against the spread last season (covering 49.4% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez hit 35 home runs and had 86 runs batted in last season, while accumulating a batting average of .308.
• Jose Altuve hit .295 with 31 doubles, 20 home runs and 47 walks.
• Yainer Diaz hit .299 a season ago with 29 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 24 walks.
• Isaac Paredes had 25 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 76 walks while batting .238.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff was third in MLB last season with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.74 team ERA ranked sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Last season pitchers for the Astros combined for the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.246).
• Astros pitchers combined to give up the 17th-fewest home runs in baseball (183 total, 1.1 per game).

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets won 34, or 45.3%, of the 75 games they played as underdogs last season.
• Last season, New York won 18 of its 32 games, or 56.2%, when it was the underdog by at least +118 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 45.9% chance to win.
• Games involving New York went over the total set by bookmakers in 93 of 175 chances last season.
• In 174 games with a spread last season, the Mets were 93-81-0 ATS.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto hit 41 home runs last season, drove in 109 runs and posted a .288 batting average.
• Francisco Lindor hit .273 with an OBP of .344 and a slugging percentage of .500.
• Pete Alonso finished last season with 34 home runs, 88 RBI and a batting average of .240.
• Brandon Nimmo collected 128 hits, posted an OBP of .327 and a .399 SLG.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets struck out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• New York had the 15th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors last season.
• Mets pitchers had a 1.261 WHIP last season, 18th in the majors.
• The Mets gave up the fifth-fewest long balls last season with only 165 home runs allowed.