Mets vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 30, 2024

The New York Mets (40-40) host the Houston Astros (41-41) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Mets are favored (-159) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 PM ET from Citi Field. New York’s Luis Severino and Houston’s Shawn Dubin have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Mets vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-159)
• Underdog: Astros (+134)
• Over/under: 8.5

Mets vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Mets have been favorites in 37 games this season and have come away with the win 19 times (51.4%) in those contests.
• New York has been listed as a favorite of -159 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The Mets have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Astros have been the moneyline underdog 20 total times this season. They’ve finished 10-10 in those games.
• Houston has played as a moneyline underdog of +134 or longer in just one game this season, which it lost.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.7% in this contest.

Mets vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Francisco Lindor is batting .252 with 13 home runs and 40 RBI for New York this season.
• Including all hitters in baseball, Lindor is 36th in homers and 55th in RBI.
• Pete Alonso is slugging .472 this season, with a team-best 17 homers while driving in 46 runs.
• Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 41 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB, Alvarez is 18th in homers and 46th in RBI.
• Jose Altuve’s .301 batting average is a team-high mark.

Mets vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Mets strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Mets have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.12) in the majors this season.
• The Mets have a combined WHIP of 1.313 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Astros pitching staff is 10th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 4.09 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.311).