{"id":1680,"date":"2008-08-22T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/astros-mets-vegas-betting-odds\/"},"modified":"2008-08-22T06:59:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T11:59:00","slug":"astros-mets-vegas-betting-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/astros-mets-vegas-betting-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros-Mets Vegas Betting Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Houston Astros and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Shea Stadium. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ace righthander Roy Oswalt will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Oswalt is 11-8 this season with a 4.28 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
It’ll be ace Johan Santana toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Lefthander Santana is 11-7 with a 2.75 ERA so far this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Astros fell 5-2 to the Brewers last time out, as +150 underdogs on the road. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over\/under (9). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Geoff Blum had two hits and drove in one run in a losing effort for the Astros. Wandy Rodriguez surrendered three runs off three hits over 5 1-3 innings in the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Mets completed a three-game sweep with a 5-4 win over the Braves as a -205 favorite on Thursday. The nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over\/under (9). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Carlos Delgado led the way with three RBIs and finished 3-for-5 at the plate for the Mets. Luis Ayala tossed just over an inning of relief for the victory. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has won 3 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 64-63 SU
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 71-57 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Houston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n

New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 8-2<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Houston’s last 25 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
NY Mets are 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets’s last 11 games when playing at home against Houston<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
NY Mets home to Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Saturday, August 23<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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