Baseball bettors look for value at PNC Park on Monday as host Pittsburgh battles the New York Mets in baseball odds action.

The Pirates will turn to Paul Maholm and his 2-7 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Mets send Michael Pelfrey (3-4) to the hill.



View NY Mets vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Pirates as -135 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7.5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 13-ranked Pirates and the National League No. 12-rated Mets in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Pittsburgh's No. 13-rated National League offense, averaging 3.8 runs per game, against a Mets defense that ranks No. 13 in the National League at 4.4 in runs allowed per game. The Pirates have averaged 8 hits per game so far, less than Mets batters have averaged on the year (8.8 hits per game).

Pittsburgh owns the National League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's National League No. 13-rated defense.

New York was a 7-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Pirates. They won as +100 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. New York threw a shutout at Pittsburgh in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Chris Capuano to defeat Pittsburgh 7-0 on Sunday.




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

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Mets at Pirates trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
NY Mets are 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets at Atlanta, Tuesday, June 14
Pittsburgh at Houston, Tuesday, June 14