New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 7/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-138) Pittsburgh (+118)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (42-45) will play the New York Mets (42-44) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Mets at -138 and the Pirates are at +118. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Sean Manaea and Quinn Priester.

New York is slugging .415 and have struck out 696 times, while drawing a walk on 273 occasions. They have tallied 400 runs batted in as well as 731 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .246. The Mets have tallied 157 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 110 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 416 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Mets pitchers have allowed 87 long balls and also 416 runs (23rd in the league). New York has given up 691 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 366 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 4.26 this year (21st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 741 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 334 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a team on the year.

The Mets bullpen have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and has come into the game in 92 save situations. The relievers have inherited 122 base runners on the year and 35.2% of those runners crossed the plate. Mets relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 94 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 284 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have accumulated 57 holds on the year (5th in MLB). They have accumulated 20 saves this season and have not converted 15 of 35 chances to save the game.

The Mets have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,960 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in baseball. The New York Mets have a total of 2,320 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 749 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them ranked 28th in baseball, and have a total of 77 double plays.

Manaea (70-59 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.01 while he has faced 4,546 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,024 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 308 free passes. His ERA is 4.07 (491 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.227. Manaea has taken the mound for 1,085 innings and has accounted for 1,006 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a team batting average of .231 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 818 instances (5th in the league) and have earned 681 base knocks. Pittsburgh has compiled 89 long balls so far this season and 347 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .368 and they tally 4.11 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have notched 120 doubles, while walking 272 times as well as putting up 358 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 383 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.92 (340 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 89 homers and they yield 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (745 strikeouts vs 262 walks). They are currently ranked 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 733.

With 83 save situations, the Pirates have 43 holds and also 16 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 39 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 102 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.7% of 104 inherited runners. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 267 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

Out of their 7,023 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 72 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Pirates have recorded 750 assists, 47 errors and have notched a total of 2,341 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Priester has surrendered 97 hits while totaling 56 punch outs in 81 innings. He has allowed a total of 60 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.650 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.51 and he has faced 379 batters thus far in his career. Priester (3-8 career mark) has a 6.65 earned run average and has allowed 10.8 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+118)

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