The Phillies get a visit from the New York Mets in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Phillies, Kyle Kendrick gets the ball, charged with keeping the Mets hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jonathon Niese, 10-7 on the year.



View NY Mets vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Phillies in this one will find them as -120 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 12-rated Mets taking on the National League's No. 7-rated Phillies in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Philadelphia owns the No. 5 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.8 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 8 in the same category at 8.6 per game.

Defensively, New York features the National League's No. 14-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.8 runs per game. Philadelphia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 9 in the National League at home, scoring 4 runs per game.

New York won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Phillies on August 29. Bettors who backed the Mets at +108 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Mets grabbed a win last time out, defeating T Cloyd and the Phillies 3-2 on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Miami are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few Mets at Phillies trends to consider:
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets' last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets' last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home


Next up:
NY Mets at Miami, Friday, August 31
Philadelphia at Atlanta, Friday, August 31