Brewers-Mets Who Will Cover?

The Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Shea Stadium.

The Brewers will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Ben Sheets in this game. Sheets has a 1-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.

Sheets's opponent in this one will be Johan Santana. The Mets ace lefthander has a 1.93 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Nelson Figueroa combined on a two-hitter to lead the Mets in a 4-2 win over the Brewers on Friday, as -120 favorites. The six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Angel Pagan had two hits and drove in a run for the Mets. Billy Wagner tossed a scoreless ninth for his first save.

J.J. Hardy had an RBI double in the loss for Milwaukee, who was a +105 underdog in that game. Manny Parra gave up three runs off six hits over four innings to suffer the loss.

Current streak:
Milwaukee has lost 3 straight games.
New York has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Milwaukee: 6-4 SU
New York: 5-4 SU

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
NY Mets are 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home

Next up:
NY Mets home to Milwaukee, Sunday, April 13

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