74-87 | September 29, 2013, 01:10 PM | Citi Field | 73-88 |
The New York Mets host Milwaukee on Sunday, looking to build on their 73-88 mark against the 74-87 Brewers in MLB betting action at Citi Field.
Milwaukee puts its faith in starter Marco Estrada to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 7-4. Getting the ball for the Mets is Jonathon Niese, who owns a 8-8 record on the season with a 3.74 ERA.
View Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Mets Odds and Stats.
The Brewers were listed as -106 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 7 before betting started earlier on Sunday over at Sportsbook.
It's a baseball betting matchup between the No. 27-rated Mets and the league No. 16-ranked Brewers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.
The Brewers were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Milwaukee at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Milwaukee won a close affair on Saturday in their last outing, defeating New York 4-2 in extra innings at Citi Field.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has baseball's No. 23-rated offensive output, at 8.17 hits per game. The Brewers average 8.54 hits per game, good for No. 17 on the list.
Defensively, Milwaukee features the No. 7-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.91 runs per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 30 at home, scoring 3.31 runs per game.
A few Brewers at Mets trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games
Next up:
Milwaukee at , Wednesday, December 31st
New York at , Wednesday, December 31st