Baseball Betting: Twins vs Mets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the New York Mets at Citi Field. Righthander Kevin Slowey will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Slowey is 7-4 this season with a 4.58 ERA. Starting this game for the Mets will be Michael Pelfrey. The righthander has a 2.72 ERA to go along with a 9-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 143-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins were shut down 5-0 by the Brewers last time out, as +140 underdogs. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Nick Blackburn surrendered six hits and five earned runs over 3 2-3 innings in the loss. The Mets lost 6-5 to the Tigers last time out, as -130 favorites. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Hisanori Takahashi allowed eight hits and six runs over four innings in the Mets defeat. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 40-32 SU New York: 41-31 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 7-2 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing Minnesota are 4-5 After playing Detroit are 4-4 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games NY Mets are 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home NY Mets are 14-4 SU in its last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota Next up: NY Mets home to Minnesota, Saturday, June 26 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.