The Philadelphia Phillies will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the New York Mets invade Citizens Bank Park on Friday.

New York puts its faith in starter Jeremy Hefner to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-6. Getting the ball for the Phillies is Cole Hamels, who owns a 2-10 record on the season with a 4.40 ERA.



View NY Mets vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mets were listed as +167 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 7.5 before betting started earlier on Monday over at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Phillies at No. 11 in the National League and the Mets at No. 15 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Philadelphia's No. 12-rated National League offense, averaging 3.7 runs per game, against a Mets defense that ranks No. 14 in the National League at 4.6 in runs allowed per game. The Phillies have averaged 8.3 hits per game so far, more than Mets batters have averaged on the year (7.7 hits per game).

New York brings the National League's No. 14-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Phillies' league No. 9-ranked defense.

In their last action, New York was a 4-3 Sportsbook on the road against the Braves. Bettors on New York at +166 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Mets grabbed a win last time out, defeating Mike Minor and the Braves 4-3 on Thursday at Turner Field.

The Phillies were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Nationals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at -118 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors. Philadelphia lost a tight one on Wednesday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 6-2 score against Washington at Citizens Bank Park.


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

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Washington are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

A few Mets at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets' last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 16 of NY Mets' last 22 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets are 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Philadelphia's last 22 games when playing NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets at Philadelphia, Saturday, June 22