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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Citi Field.
The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Zac Gallen in this one. Right hander Gallen is 1-1 this season with a 3.48 ERA.
The Mets will counter Gallen with David Peterson. Left hander Peterson has a 4.81 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mets as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for New York, they were a 4-1 winner as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mets at -106 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Arizona was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Miami at -139 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Arizona:
Team record: 15-16 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Arizona is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games when playing NY Mets
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Arizona is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York:
Team record: 13-13 SU
NY Mets is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Next up:
Arizona at New York Saturday, May 8