Mets a Good Bet These Days? You Better Believe It

The New York Mets have been on fire of late as they take on the Astros at home one last time Sunday.

It was just last week that MLB.com's Will Leitch wrote of the Mets:

"It feels like we say it every week in these rankings: Every NL team that isn’t the Marlins or Rockies is one hot streak away from being in prime Wild Card position. The Mets’ recent hot streak has gotten them right back in the thick of matters, and it’s all because of the offense. It’s tough to find a Met who isn’t mashing the ball right now, but the star has been J.D. Martinez, who had six homers and 20 RBIs in his last 20 games heading into Sunday night’s game. He currently has his highest OPS-plus since his 43-homer season with Boston in 2018."

Astros @ Mets Sunday June 30

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Shawn Dubin (1-1, 5.64 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Mets: Luis Severino (5-2, 3.29 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)

The Astros recalled RHP Shawn Dubin from Triple-A Sugar Land. The 28-year-old righty made nine relief appearances earlier this season for the Astros, posting a lackluster 6.59 ERA.

Severino delivered a dominant performance in Sunday night’s victory over the Cubs, piling up 10 strikeouts over six innings of shutout baseball.

In 96 at bats, these Astros have had 15 RBI's against Severino.  They've had 5 homers against him.

LINE Mets -159, Astros +133; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and Houston Astros play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

New York has a 40-40 record overall and a 21-24 record at home.

Houston has a 41-41 record overall and a 17-22 record on the road.

Four of five in this series dating back to last year resulted in 9 or more runs.  

The Mets have scored 5 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games and permitted 5 or more in half of those. 

Houston has had 7 of their last 10 games result in 5 or more runs.

The total for this game is 9.