free mlb picks New York Mets vs. Houston Astros 8-17-10
August 17, 2010
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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 165-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
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