The New York Mets (55-42) host the Cincinnati Reds (50-47) on Friday for game 1 of a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET from Citi Field. The favored Mets (-171) head into the matchup after a series win over the Royals, and the underdog Reds (+143) are coming off of a series win over the Rockies. Cincinnati is expected to start Nick Lodolo, while New York has not named a starter.

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Mets vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-171)
• Underdog: Reds (+143)

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have won 64.7% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (44-24).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -171 or shorter, New York has a record of 19-4 (82.6%).
• The Mets have a 63.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• New York has had an over/under set by bookmakers 97 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 43 of those games (43-52-2).
• The Mets have gone 47-50-0 ATS this season.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto paces the Mets with 23 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Soto’s home run total ranks 10th and his RBI tally ranks 26th.
• Pete Alonso’s 77 RBI and .280 batting average are both team-highs.
• Alonso ranks 12th in home runs among hitters in baseball and fifth in RBI.
• Francisco Lindor has 18 doubles, 19 home runs and 33 walks while batting .260.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .259 with 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 29 walks.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has a 3.56 team ERA that ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets average baseball’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.300).
• The Mets give up the fewest home runs in baseball (83 total, 0.9 per game).
• New York lost to the Royals 3-2 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have been underdogs in 52 games this season and won 27 (51.9%) of those contests.
• Cincinnati has a record of 3-9, a 25% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +143 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 41.2% chance to win.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of its 95 games with a total this season.
• The Reds have an ATS record of 49-46-0 in 95 games with a spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in batting average (.284), home runs (18) and runs batted in (63) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, De La Cruz is 26th in homers and 14th in RBI.
• De La Cruz has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .471 with three doubles, a triple, four walks and three RBIs.
• TJ Friedl has collected 97 hits this season and has an OBP of .368. He’s slugging .406 on the year.
• Friedl is 138th overall in homers and 146th in RBI this season.
• Spencer Steer has collected 81 base hits, an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
• Steer heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Matt McLain has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .298. He’s slugging .337 on the year.
• McLain takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a double and three walks.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has pitched to a 3.92 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
• Reds pitchers have a 1.241 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
• The Reds have given up the 19th-fewest long balls so far this season with 114 home runs allowed.
• Cincinnati earned a 4-2 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Rockies batters while allowing seven hits.