Mets vs Astros Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Mets and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Minute Maid Park. The Mets will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander R.A. Dickey in this game. Dickey has a 8-5 record and a 2.43 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Brett Myers who starts for the Astros. Righthander Myers is 8-7 with a 3.13 ERA so far 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. Hunter Pence hit a homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Astros past the Mets 4-3 on Tuesday night. Houston won as +145 home underdogs, while the game resulted in a PUSH on the 7-run total posted by oddsmakers. Pence finished 2-for-4 with two dingers and four runs batted in for the Astros, as Mark Melancon picked up the win for Houston in relief of Nelson Figueroa. Jose Reyes went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for New York, while Johan Santana went the distance to take the loss for the Mets. Team records: New York: 59-60 SU Houston: 52-66 SU New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 4-6 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 Houston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 3-7 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston NY Mets are 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets Next up: Houston home to NY Mets, Thursday, August 19 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.