MLB Odds: Nationals vs Mets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Washington Nationals and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Citi Field. The Nationals will give the ball to starter Luis Atilano in this one. Righthander Atilano is 2-0 this season with a 4.67 ERA. It'll be John Maine toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Righthander Maine is 1-1 with a 5.96 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals defeated Florida 3-2 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Livan Hernandez allowed only one run on give hits over seven innings for Washington and Josh Willingham hit a solo home run in the win. The Mets lost to San Francisco 6-5 as a +180 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Jason Bay was 2-4 with two RBI for the Mets and Jose Reyes was 2-4 with two runs scored. Current streak: Washington has won 2 straight games. Team records: Washington: 17-14 SU New York: 17-14 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 3-7 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 15 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games at home NY Mets are 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Mets's last 15 games when playing Washington Next up: NY Mets home to Washington, Tuesday, May 11 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.