Baseball Betting: Mets vs Nationals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals meet at Nationals Park. The Mets will give the ball to ace starter Johan Santana in this one. Lefthander Santana is 5-5 this season with a 3.55 ERA. Santana's opponent in this one will be Livan Hernandez. The Nationals righthander has a 3.10 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. David Wright smacked a two-run double as the Mets defeated the Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday. The Mets won the game as a -115 favorite, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Elmer Dessens earned the win in relief, and Francisco Rodriguez allowed two hits in collecting his 18th save. The Braves took the rubber match in their three-game series on Wednesday, defeating the Nationals 4-1. Atlanta won that game as -165 favorites, while the five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. J.D. Martin gave up three runs on six hits over five innings in a losing effort for Washington. Team records: New York: 44-34 SU Washington: 34-45 SU New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 2-8 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Washington most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington NY Mets are 17-7 SU in its last 24 games The total has gone UNDER in 17 of NY Mets's last 24 games when playing Washington NY Mets are 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Mets Next up: Washington home to NY Mets, Friday, July 2 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.