Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Mets and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Patrick Misch will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Lefthander Misch is 0-1 this season with a 1.50 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Bud Norris who starts for the Astros. Righthander Norris is 5-7 with a 5.42 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. Ike Davis hit a game-winning single in the 14th inning to give the Mets a 3-2 win over the Astros on Wednesday. The Mets won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Elmer Dessens got the win in relief for the Mets, and Manny Acosta turned away the side in the 14th for the save. Gustavo Chacin gave up the winning run and suffered the loss for the Astros. Team records: Houston: 52-67 SU New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a win are 1-9 Houston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Houston NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing NY Mets Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games Next up: NY Mets at It's an indisputable fact that the top football handicappers are at OffshoreInsiders.com, but now the secrets as to why they become the nation's No. 1 sports handicapping website are out. |