New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds, tips and betting trends | April 16

The Pittsburgh Pirates (11-6) will visit the New York Mets (8-8), in the second game of a three-game series, Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET.

The Mets are favored (-116) in a projected evenly matched game against the Pirates (-103). The Mets will give the ball to Jose Quintana (1-1) versus the Pirates and Jared Jones (1-2).

Here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Mets vs. Pirates contest, including viewing options.

New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:21 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Mets (-116, bet $116 to win $100)
• Underdog: Pirates (-103, bet $103 to win $100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mets vs. Pirates: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Citi Field
• TV Channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Mets stats and trends

Mets betting records

• This season, the Mets have won four out of the 10 games in which they’ve been favored.
• New York has a record of 4-6 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -116 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the Mets.
• New York’s games have gone over the total in eight of its 16 chances.
• The Mets are 7-8-0 against the spread in their 15 chances this season.

José Quintana (Mets probable starter)

• Quintana (1-1) takes the mound for the Mets in his fourth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.45 ERA in 15 2/3 innings pitched, with 12 strikeouts.
• In his last outing on Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, the left-hander went 5 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 35-year-old has a 3.45 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season, while giving up a batting average of .262 to opposing hitters.
• Quintana will look to build on a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 frames per appearance).
• He will face off against a Pirates offense that ranks seventh in MLB with 154 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .378 (19th in MLB) with 16 total home runs (16th in MLB).

Mets batting stats

• The Mets’ 17 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for New York have combined for a team rank of 18th in the majors with a .381 team slugging percentage.
• The Mets have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
• New York ranks 15th in the majors with 75 total runs scored this season.
• The Mets are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .333.
• New York is the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 115 as a team.

Pirates stats and trends

Pirates betting records

• The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 12 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (66.7%) in those games.
• This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win six times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least -103 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 50.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Pittsburgh has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 10 of 17 chances this season.
• The Pirates have posted a record of 11-5-0 against the spread this season.

Jared Jones (Pirates probable starter)

• Jones (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his fourth start of the season. He has a 4.00 ERA in 18 2/3 innings pitched, with 25 strikeouts.
• In his most recent appearance on Thursday, the right-hander went 6 1/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 22-year-old has an ERA of 4.00, with 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .217 against him.
• Jones is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
• Jones will try to build on a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.0 innings per appearance).
• He will face a Mets offense that ranks 16th in the league with 136 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .381 (18th in the league) with 17 total home runs (12th in MLB action).
• This season, the 22-year-old ranks 40th in ERA (4.00), 17th in WHIP (.944), and fourth in K/9 (12.5) among qualifying pitchers.

Pirates batting stats

• The Pirates average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 16th in baseball with 16 total home runs .
• So far this season, Pittsburgh ranks 19th in baseball with a .378 slugging percentage.
• The Pirates have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.251).
• Pittsburgh scores the seventh-most runs in baseball (90 total, 5.3 per game).
• The Pirates’ .340 on-base percentage ranks sixth-best in MLB.