Astros-Mets Vegas Betting Odds

The Houston Astros and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Shea Stadium. Ace righthander Roy Oswalt will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Oswalt is 11-8 this season with a 4.28 ERA. It'll be ace Johan Santana toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Lefthander Santana is 11-7 with a 2.75 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros fell 5-2 to the Brewers last time out, as +150 underdogs on the road. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Geoff Blum had two hits and drove in one run in a losing effort for the Astros. Wandy Rodriguez surrendered three runs off three hits over 5 1-3 innings in the loss. The Mets completed a three-game sweep with a 5-4 win over the Braves as a -205 favorite on Thursday. The nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9). Carlos Delgado led the way with three RBIs and finished 3-for-5 at the plate for the Mets. Luis Ayala tossed just over an inning of relief for the victory. Current streak: New York has won 3 straight games. Team records: Houston: 64-63 SU New York: 71-57 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 3-7 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Mets Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Houston's last 25 games when playing NY Mets NY Mets are 9-1 SU in its last 10 games NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston NY Mets are 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 11 games when playing at home against Houston Next up: NY Mets home to Houston, Saturday, August 23