Mets vs Astros Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Houston Astros on Monday when they battle the New York Mets at Minute Maid Park. Jonathon Niese will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Lefthander Niese is 7-5 this season with a 3.50 ERA. Starting this game for the Astros will be Wandy Rodriguez. The lefthander has a 4.18 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mets lost to Philadelphia 3-1 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jose Reyes hit a solo home run for the Mets and Mike Pelfy gave up three runs on seven hits in seven innings. The Astros defeated Pittsburgh 8-2 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Chris Johnson was 3-4 with a home run and two runs scored for Houston, while Hunter Pence was 3-4 with an RBI and three runs scored in the win. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. Houston has won 3 straight games. Team records: New York: 58-59 SU Houston: 51-65 SU New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 Houston most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 12 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets Houston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games when playing NY Mets Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets Next up: Houston home to NY Mets, Tuesday, August 17 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.