The New York Mets (76-71) host the Texas Rangers (77-70) in a game sportsbooks have called a pick ’em, with both teams equal to win on the moneyline. The action starts on Friday at Citi Field, beginning at 7:10 p.m. ET. New York’s Jonah Tong starts against Texas’ Jacob deGrom.

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Mets vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-110)
• Underdog: Rangers (-110)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have won 56.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (58-44).
• New York has gone 58-44 (winning 56.9% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -110 or shorter.
• The Mets have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.4% in this matchup.
• In the 147 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for New York, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-70-8).
• The Mets have collected a 67-80-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.6% of the time).

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto has a team-high 39 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Soto’s home run total ranks seventh and his RBI tally ranks 11th.
• Soto has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
• Francisco Lindor has 32 doubles, 26 home runs and 54 walks while batting .263.
• Lindor ranks 34th in home runs and 42nd in RBI this season.
• Pete Alonso has accumulated a team-high batting average of .267 and paces the Mets in runs batted in (113).
• Brandon Nimmo is hitting .261 with 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 48 walks.

Mets pitching rankings

• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mets pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors.
• New York has the 17th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.02).
• The Mets average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.337).
• Mets pitchers combine to give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (134 total, 0.9 per game).
• New York struck out 10 Phillies batters while giving up 11 hits in a 6-4 loss in its last game.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• This season, the Rangers have won 28 out of the 72 games, or 38.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Texas has entered 72 games this season as the underdog by -110 or more and is 28-44 in those contests.
• The Rangers have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 65 of 147 chances this season.
• In 147 games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 81-66-0 ATS.

Rangers hitting info

• Wyatt Langford leads Texas in home runs this season with 21 while driving in 60 runs.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Langford is 60th in home runs and 104th in RBI.
• Josh Smith is batting .254 to lead Texas, while adding nine homers and 33 runs batted in this season.
• Smith ranks 210th in home runs and 239th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Smith has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with four walks.
• Josh Jung has 106 hits this season and a slash line of .251/.294/.390.
• Jake Burger has collected 79 hits this season and has an OBP of .280. He’s slugging .449 on the year.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• Texas has the first-best ERA (3.44) in the majors this season.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.174 WHIP this season, lowest in the majors.
• The Rangers have allowed the ninth-fewest home runs this season at just 155, or 1.1 per game.
• Texas earned a 6-3 win in its most recent game, striking out 10 Brewers batters while allowing 11 hits.