Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday when they battle the New York Mets at Ace lefthander Johan Santana will take the mound for the Mets to start this game. Santana is 11-9 this season with a 2.98 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Scott Olsen who starts for the Nationals. Lefthander Olsen is 3-8 with a 5.88 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Danny Espinosa was 4-for-5 with two homers and six runs batted in, as the Nationals hammered the Mets 13-3 on Monday. Ivan Rodriguez knocked in three runs for the Nationals, as Scott Olsen picked up the win for Josh Thole drove in two runs for Current streak: Team records: Washington: 60-78 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 4-6 After playing Washington are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Washington most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Mets's last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington NY Mets are 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Washington is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games at home Next up: 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. |