What am I missing on this NY Mets overnight Line?

Boxslayer · Jun 7, 2005

Pedro Martinez and the Mets at home in NY -168 over the Houston Astros and Roy Oswalt?

I havnt been staying entirely on top of MLB the way I should with these college lines, but last time I checked, Martinez is very hot and mowing teams down, while Houston just cant score at all. How is this game not in the 200's? Oswalt!?

Dubpoet · Jun 7, 2005

The total of 6.5 tells it all!

Boxslayer · Jun 7, 2005

Yeah, but do you really see the Astros outscoring the Mets anywehre in the US if you give both teams equal pitchers. Now factor in the game is in NY, and Pedro is on fire?

What are you thinking on this one dub? Mets all the way?

Dubpoet · Jun 7, 2005

Pass for now, haven't seen if Bagwell is back playing. He is worth a run at least

edub69 · Jun 7, 2005

Bagwell is going under the knife this week. Oswalt is no slouch, having given up 6 runs in his last 5 games, thus the line isn't more lopsided. The Mets are in the middle of the pack offensively, and Pedro probably won't pitch a complete game, so it's conceivable the Astros could squeeze out a win if Oswalt is on. It would be hard to post a -200 line against a 20-game winner from the year before who has an ERA of 3.06 and falling. All that said, there's no way I'm taking Houston.