The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the New York Mets invade PNC Park on Saturday.

The Pirates will rely on James McDonald to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while R.A. Dickey will be his counterpart for the Mets. James McDonald is 3-4 this season, and R.A. Dickey is 3-6.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting New York before the first pitch in this match will find them as -115-moneyline underdogs. They will see an Sportsbook total of 8.

Power Rankings:
The Pirates sit at No. 13 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Mets sit at a National League No. 12 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Pittsburgh owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the National League at 8 per game. By contrast, the Mets are rated No. 5 in the same category at 8.7 per game.

Pittsburgh owns the National League's No. 6 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's National League No. 13-rated defense.

In their last action, New York was an 8-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on New York at +102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Mets grabbed a win last time out, defeating Charlie Morton and the Pirates 8-1 on Friday at PNC Park.




New York Mets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 1-9
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Mets at Pirates trends to consider:
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Mets' last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Next up:
NY Mets at Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 12