Cleveland Indians at New York Mets 8/20/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Cleveland Indians vs. New York Mets
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Aug. 20, 2019
TV: SNY
Latest Odds : Indians -165 Total 8.5
Two of the surprise teams in Major League baseball this year as the Mets come into this game at 64-60 and still in the race for the wild card and the Indians come in 74-51 firmly in the 1st wild card spot over the Rays by 7 games this with the loss of many of their top pitchers.
Indians know they must take advantage of the Mets weakest starting pitcher as the games will get tougher as this series goes on. On Tuesday night the Mets send Steven Matz to the mound he is 7-7 with a 4.33 ERA he has 109 strike outs and 35 walks not to much of a fireballer and someone the Indians can get too.
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Matz though in his last 2 starts has gone 12.2 innings and allowed just 3 runs on 10 hits and has kept the Mets in the games he has pitched but Matz has a tendency to through a real clunker up there like on August 2nd when he allowed 5 runs in just 3.2 innings. Mets have been very good at home 34-21 on the year.
Indians come in with a great road record at 35-25 maybe the best team to bet on the road all season long usually great odds unlucky for us tonight is not one of those low juice nights but they do have a shut down ace on the mound. Indians send Shane Bieber to the mound he is 12-5 with a 3.27 ERA he has 200 stike outs and just 33 walks.
Recent Betting Trends:
Indians are 7-1 in their last 8 interleague road games.
Indians are 5-1 in Biebers last 6 starts with 5 days of rest.
Mets are 22-5 in their last 27 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Free Betting Pick: Indians
Shane has stepped up after the loss of the Indians top 3 starting pitchers and looks like the MVP of this Indians bunch. In his last 2 starts Bieber has gone 13 innings and allowed 4 runs on minimal hits. Look for the Indians to grind this game out taking and early lead and holding throughout. Indians win this game 4-1.