Thursday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Houston Astros will go for the sweep tonight in New York when they take on the Mets at 7:10PM ET.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Mets –134 money line favorites over the visiting Astros, who are +126 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently 7.5 runs.
The Astros have taken the first two games in this series. They beat the Mets 6-1 in Game 1 on Tuesday and followed up that victory with a 4-3 win on Wednesday. Both times, Houston covered as a road underdog (+130 and +138, respectively).
Left-hander J.A. Happ will take on Chris Capuano on getaway day. Happ is 1-2 this year with a 5.79 ERA, while Capuano is 1-1 with an 8.53 ERA. Happ is coming off a loss to the Padres, although he pitched well. He threw 7 innings while allowing four earned runs and seven hits. In his last start, Capuano gave up seven earned runs in just 5.2 innings of work in a 9-4 loss to the Rockies.
MLB Free Pick: The Astros have struggled in New York over the last couple of years, but are a confident bunch right now. According to latest MLB trends, Houston is 4-1 in its last five games as an underdog and 8-2 in its last 10 Thursday games. The Mets, on the other hand, are 2-12 in their last 14 games overall and 0-7 in their last seven home games. Take the Astros to sweep.
THURSDAY MLB FREE PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS +126
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