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New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: July 8, 2024 at 12:35 PM ET

Venue: PNC Park — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Article updated Jul 8, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The New York Mets are traveling to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park stadium on Monday, 7/8/2024 @ 12:35pm EST. Christian Scott (ERA: 4.15) will be the starting

Game outlook

The New York Mets are traveling to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park stadium on Monday, 7/8/2024 @ 12:35pm EST. Christian Scott (ERA: 4.15) will be the starting pitcher for Mets and Mitch Keller (ERA: 3.4) will be starting for Pirates. Pittsburgh is the betting favorite opening at -111 and the current line is Pittsburgh -119.

Mets vs Pirates Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Pirates to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: New York 4 to Pittsburgh 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

56% of SportsJaw predicts Pittsburgh Pirates to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Pittsburgh will win straight-up is 54%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Pittsburgh Pirates to win and the total score to be 8.5.

OddsShark predicts NY Mets will win and the total will go over.

O: 1.5% picked New York Mets on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 2, New York is ranked #8 in offense (scoring an average of 4.84 per game), #25 in defense (allowing an average of 4.80 points to be scored against them per game) and are 44-44 this season.

Pittsburgh Key Betting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates has a power ranking of 22 and are #22 for offense (scoring an average of 4.09 per game), #17 for defense (giving up an average of 4.41 points per game) and 82-80 overall. New York went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Pittsburgh.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Mets vs Pirates archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Mets vs Pirates matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New York Mets-103 → +106Moved
  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates-111 → -119Moved
  • Spread · New York Mets+1.5 (-208) → +1.5 (-180)Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Pirates-1.5 (+178) → -1.5 (+160)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

New York Mets
74-88 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Pittsburgh Pirates
82-80 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-07-08T10:35:07.730Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-07-07New York Mets 3 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2
  • 2024-07-06New York Mets 5 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2
  • 2024-07-05New York Mets 2 · Pittsburgh Pirates 14
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Mets 8-2

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Mets 8-2 on July 8, 2024, a 6-run decision in the series. Pittsburgh Pirates' strongest period was the 6th inning, when it outscored its opponent 5-2. Against SportsJaw's recorded New York Mets +1.5 (-180) spread, Pittsburgh Pirates covered, while the 10 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 8.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Tbone91Moneyline · New York Mets +100Loss
  • RcollinsMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • JohnnywalkerMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • TgodfreyMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • Leadpipe_LocksTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Win
  • StevehMoneyline · New York Mets +100Loss
  • JtphamMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • JoeyBergMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates +100Win
  • Josh720Moneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Pittsburgh Pirates -110Win
  • 3754201113Moneyline · New York Mets +100Loss