The Pittsburgh Pirates (0-1) match up against the New York Mets (1-0) a game after Brandon Lowe homered twice in an 11-7 loss to the Mets. The Mets are favored (-159) in this matchup with the Pirates (+134), which starts at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. David Peterson starts for New York while Pittsburgh will counter with Mitch Keller.

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Mets vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-159)
• Underdog: Pirates (+134)
• Over/under: 8

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets went 64-51 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 55.7% of those games).
• New York had a record of 29-22 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -159 or shorter last year (56.9%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Mets’ implied win probability is 61.4%.
• New York combined with its opponents to go over the total 76 times last season for a 76-78-8 record against the over/under.
• The Mets finished 74-88-0 ATS last season.

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto had 43 home runs and 105 runs batted in last season.
• Francisco Lindor had 35 doubles, 31 home runs and 65 walks while hitting .267.
• Bo Bichette put up 181 hits with a batting average of .311 last season.
• Jorge Polanco hit .265 with 30 doubles, 26 home runs and 42 walks.

Mets pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Mets had a collective 8.7 K/9 last season, which ranked 11th in MLB.
• New York had the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.03).
• Last season the Mets averaged MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.325).
• The Mets gave up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (149 total, 0.9 per game).

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates were underdogs 114 times last season and won 48, or 42.1%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh had a record of 19-32, a 37.3% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +134 or more by bookmakers last season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.7% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Games involving Pittsburgh went over the total set by oddsmakers in 64 of 161 chances last season.
• The Pirates had an ATS record of 88-73-0 in 161 games with a spread last season.

Pirates hitting info

• Lowe finished with a .256 average last season, with 31 home runs and 83 RBI.
• Ryan O’Hearn posted a .281 average with 17 homers and 63 RBI.
• Marcell Ozuna finished last season with 21 home runs, 68 RBI and a batting average of .232.
• Bryan Reynolds collected 144 hits, posted an OBP of .318 and a .402 SLG.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates had an 8.3 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 20th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.77 last year, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Pirates had a combined WHIP of just 1.218 as a pitching staff, which was the fourth-best in baseball last season.
• With just 153 homers allowed, the Pirates ranked third in the majors at preventing long balls.