Mets vs Astros Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Mets and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Minute Maid Park. The Mets will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Johan Santana in this game. Santana has a 10-6 record and a 2.89 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Astros will be Nelson Figueroa. The righthander has a 3.60 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7. Jeff Francoeur's run-scoring triple highlighted a two-run top of the ninth inning to lift the Mets past the Astros 3-1 on Monday night. New York cashed as +105 road underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 7.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Carlos Beltran was 2-for-3 with a dinger for the Mets, as Pedro Feliciano picked up the win for New York in relief of Jonathon Niese. Chris Johnson went 2-for-3 with a run batted in for Houston, while Matt Lindstrom took the loss for the Astros after allowing the go-ahead runs in the ninth. Team records: New York: 59-59 SU Houston: 51-66 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 4-6 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a win are 1-9 Houston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games 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 8 games when playing on the road against Houston The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing Houston Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing NY Mets Next up: Houston home to NY Mets, Wednesday, August 18 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.