Mets vs Pirates Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for March 26

Odds updated as of 9:12 p.m.

MLB Opening Day on Thursday features the New York Mets taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Before checking out the MLB betting lines on FanDuel Sportsbook, we've got you covered, in terms of the vital info about this matchup.

Mets vs Pirates Game Info

• New York Mets (0-0) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0)
• Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
• Time: 1:15 p.m. ET
• Venue: Citi Field -- Queens, New York
• Coverage: NBC/Peacock

Mets vs Pirates Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: NYM: (-116) | PIT: (-102)
• Spread: NYM: +1.5 (-220) | PIT: -1.5 (+180)
• Total: 6.5 -- Over: (-122) | Under: (+100)

Mets vs Pirates Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Freddy Peralta (Mets) - 0-0, 0.00 ERA vs Paul Skenes (Pirates) - 0-0, 0.00 ERA

The Mets will give the nod to Freddy Peralta versus the Pirates and Paul Skenes. Peralta and his team were 20-16-0 ATS in his 36 appearances with a spread last season. Peralta and his team won as favorites in 60.9% of his 23 appearances last season with a moneyline. Last season Skenes and his team had a 16-16-0 record against the spread in games he pitched. Skenes and his team put together a 6-4 record in the 10 games he pitched when they were moneyline underdogs a season ago.

Mets vs Pirates Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Mets win (54.7%)

Mets vs Pirates Moneyline

• Pittsburgh is the underdog, -102 on the moneyline, while New York is a -116 favorite at home.

Mets vs Pirates Spread

• The Pirates are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Mets. The Pirates are +180 to cover, while the Mets are -220 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.

Mets vs Pirates Over/Under

• The over/under for the Mets versus Pirates contest on March 26 has been set at 6.5, with -122 odds on the over and +100 odds on the under.

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Mets vs Pirates Betting Trends

• The Mets were chosen as favorites in 111 games last year and walked away with the win 63 times (56.8%) in those games.
• Last year, New York won 60 of 107 games when listed as at least -116 on the moneyline.
• The Mets and their opponents hit the over in 72 of their 155 games with a total last season.
• The Pirates put together a 45-62 record in games last season when they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.1% of those games).
• In games it played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer last year, Pittsburgh went 40-55 (42.1%).
• The Pirates played in 153 games with an over/under set last season, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-88-7).

Mets Player Leaders

• Juan Soto had 152 hits and an OBP of .396 last season.
• Francisco Lindor slashed .267/.346/.466 and finished with an OPS of .811.
• Last season, Bo Bichette finished with a slugging percentage of .483, fueled by 63 extra-base hits.
• Jorge Polanco slashed .265/.326/.495 and finished with an OPS of .821.

Pirates Player Leaders

• Brandon Lowe had 130 hits and a batting average of .256 a season ago.
• Ryan O'Hearn had a .366 on-base percentage and batted .281.
• Marcell Ozuna had 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 94 walks while hitting .232 last season.
• Bryan Reynolds slugged .402 while batting .245.

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