Mets 0-2 in Last Two Harvey Road Starts

The New York Mets have been tagged with a loss in each of Matt Harvey's last two starts on the road as he heads to the hill at PNC Park on Saturday to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball odds action at the online sportsbooks.

Harvey, however, is 5-1 with a 1.98 ERA overall on the season, and he held the Cardinals scoreless on six hits over eight innings at home in his most recent start. A.J. Burnett (3-1, 1.38 ERA) will pitch for the Pirates on Saturday.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Pittsburgh Pirates as -108 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB betting odds matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 6 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.

Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 3.8-3.5 win for the Pirates on Saturday. Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 3.8-3.5 result in favor of the Pirates today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Pittsburgh Pirates sport a record of 19-22 heading into this matchup, while the New York Mets sit at 24-19 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Pittsburgh vs New York injuries news.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sit at No. 21 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the New York Mets sit at No. 20 on the same chart.

Statistical Matchup

The game also pits Pittsburgh Pirates No. 25-rated offense, averaging 3.85 runs per game, against a New York Mets defense that ranks No. 4 at 3.4 in runs allowed per game. The Pittsburgh Pirates have averaged 8.32 hits per game so far, more than New York Mets batters have averaged on the year (7.67 hits per game).

Defensively, New York features the No. 6-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, comes in at No. 19 at home, scoring 4.05 runs per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

New York looks to awaken their bats in this one, after they were struck out 10 times by Gerrit Cole in their last outing, a 4-1 setback against Pittsburgh at PNC Park.

Betting Trends
  • NY Mets is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games
  • NY Mets is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
  • NY Mets is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
  • Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing NY Mets

Next Betting Matchups

New York at Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 24th

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