New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 11-19 Philadelphia Phillies play host to the 18-11 New York Mets tonight in MLB action tonight on the grass of Citizens Bank Park, May 9, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Mets -115/Phillies +105
O/U Total: 7.5

Pitching Matchup
Jon Niese (L) W/L 2-2 WHIP 1.57 ERA 2.40
Aaron Harang (R) W/L 3-2 WHIP 0.97 ERA 2.35

Philadelphia defeated New York 3-1 last night for their first win against the Mets in 2015. NY still holds a 3-1 edge this year and 7-3 in the last 10 games between these NL East rivals.

The Phillies are 1-0 on their current homestand following a road trip in which they lost 7 of their last 9 games. New York is 0-1 on their current road trip following a 3-3 homestand. They are now 3-6 in their last 9 games.

Niese lost for the 2nd-straight start last week but he pitched great in defeat (7 innings, 1 ER), a 1-0 loss to Washington. He has thrown 3 Q starts on the year and allowed only 1 ER in 4 of his 5 starts. He has allowed a lot of baserunners but has consistently gotten himself out of jams.

Harang won his last start, 5-2 over Atlanta and earned the victory (6 innings, 1 ER). It was his 5th Q start of the year and he has pitched 6+ innings in all 6 of his starts.

Mets 2B Daniel Murphy is hitting .348 off of Harang along with a homer and 5 RBIs. SS Ruben Tejada is hitting .375 off of the right-hander. Two players not happy to see Harang are 1B Lucas Duda and OF Curtis Granderson. They are a combined 3-33 (.091).

3B Cody Asche leads the Phils against Niese with a .625 BA. C Carlos Ruiz is hitting .345 off of the left-hander and has 29 career ABs against him. 1B Ryan Howard and 2B Chase Utley are at the other end of the spectrum as they are a combined 7-58 (.121) vs. Niese.

New York at Philadelphia Betting Trends

The Mets are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games on the road.
New York is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against Philly.
The game total has gone under in 5 of the Mets last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 3-7 straight in their last 10 games.
The Phillies are 3-12 straight up in their last 15 games at home against the Mets.

Injury Report

NEW YORK METS
Vic Black P 15-Day Disabled List
Jerry Blevins P 15-Day Disabled List
Travis d’Arnaud C 15-Day Disabled List
Josh Edgin P 15-Day Disabled List
Dillon Gee P 15-Day Disabled List
Jenrry Mejia P 15-Day Disabled List
Bobby Parnell P 15-Day Disabled List
Cesar Puello OF 60-Day Disabled List
Zack Wheeler P 60-Day Disabled List
David Wright 3B 15-Day Disabled List

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Mario Hollands P 60-Day Disabled List
Cliff Lee P 60-Day Disabled List
Sean O’Sullivan P 15-Day Disabled List
Jonathan Pettibone P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
New York: 70%
Philadelphia: 30%

Free MLB Pick

A good pitching matchup between lefty Jon Niese and Aaron Harang has us looking at the UNDER.
Both of these pitchers have great historical numbers versus their opponent with Niese recording 9 consecutive Q starts and Harang pitching 4 straight allowing a combined 3 runs over that stretch. Runs have been a problem for the Mets in recent games with 11 scored in their last 5 and we have enough to lay our bet on the under-side of the total.

Take the UNDER 7.5‏