A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting New York duelling Arizona on Saturday at Chase Field.

Chris Young gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Mets on this day; he's 2-4 on the season. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, will counter with Ian Kennedy, who will be looking to improve on his 8-8 mark.



View NY Mets vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Diamondbacks in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -170 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Diamondbacks at No. 9 in the National League and the Mets at No. 10 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Arizona owns the No. 4 ranking for hits in the National League at 9 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 7 in the same category at 8.8 per game.

Defensively, New York features the National League's No. 15-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.1 runs per game. Arizona, meanwhile, comes in at No. 2 in the National League at home, scoring 5.4 runs per game.

The Mets were a 11-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got Arizona at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors. The Mets were saddled with a loss last time out in Jonathon Niese's start, as they lost 11-5 against Arizona on Friday at Chase Field.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Arizona are 7-3
After a loss are 2-8

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Mets at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets' last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets' last 9 games on the road
NY Mets are 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Arizona is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets at Arizona, Sunday, July 29