San Francisco pays a visit to New York on Thursday, hoping to shut down the Mets bats in baseball action at Citi Field.

New York sends Jonathon Niese out against Madison Bumgarner for the Giants in this game. Niese is 7-7 with a 3.88 ERA on the season, while Bumgarner is 12-9 on the year and has a 2.82 ERA.



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Betting Line:
On the MLB moneyline for this matchup, New York sat as +128 underdogs earlier in the day at $BODOG-LINK$. The total was set at 6.5, according to $5DIMES-LINK$.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 5-rated Giants taking on the National League's No. 13-rated Mets in this contest.

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How They Match Up:
The game also pits New York's No. 10-rated National League offense, averaging 3.9 runs per game, against a Giants defense that ranks No. 10 in the National League at 4.3 in runs allowed per game. The Mets have averaged 8.2 hits per game so far, less than Giants batters have averaged on the year (9 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the National League's No. 11-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Giants own the National League's No. 10 mark in runs allowed.

San Francisco lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Mets on September 18. Bettors who backed the Mets at +152 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. San Francisco didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 5-4 to New York on Wednesday at Citi Field.




San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-3
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 9-1

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

A few Giants at Mets trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing San Francisco
NY Mets are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
San Francisco at NY Yankees, Friday, September 20
NY Mets at Philadelphia, Friday, September 20