New York Mets vs. Houston Astros odds, tips and betting trends | June 30

On Sunday, the Houston Astros (41-41) are visiting the New York Mets (40-40), at 1:40 PM ET, in the final Game of a three-Game set.

The Mets are favored (-152 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Astros (+129). The New York Mets will hand the ball to Luis Severino (5-2, 3.29 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Astros will counter with Shawn Dubin (1-1, 5.64 ERA).

Here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Mets vs. Astros game, including viewing options.

New York Mets vs. Houston Astros odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Mets (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
• Underdog: Astros (+129, bet $100 to win $129)
• Over/under: 9

Mets vs. Astros: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, June 30, 2024
• Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
• Stadium: Citi Field
• TV Channel: Space City Home Network
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Mets stats and trends

Mets betting records

• This season, the Mets have won 19 out of the 37 games, or 51.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
• New York has entered four games this season favored by -152 or more and is 2-2 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 60.3% chance to win.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 43 of 80 opportunities.
• The Mets are 41-38-0 ATS in their 79 games with a spread this season.

Luis Severino (Mets probable starter)

• Severino (5-2) gets the starting nod for the Mets in his 16th start of the season. He has a 3.29 ERA in 90 1/3 innings pitched, with 71 strikeouts.
• The righty’s last time out was on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, when he threw six scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 3.29 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .219 to opposing batters.
• Severino is trying to secure his eighth quality start of the season in this game.
• Severino is looking for his 16th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages six innings per appearance on the hill.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 15 outings this season.
• The opposing Astros offense has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.422) and ranks eighth in MLB play with 96 home runs. It has a collective .264 batting average, and is second in MLB with 742 total hits and 12th in MLB play scoring 378 runs.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old’s 3.29 ERA ranks 26th, 1.151 WHIP ranks 34th, and 7.1 K/9 ranks 55th.

Mets batting stats

• The Mets have hit 101 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
• Fueled by 251 extra-base hits, New York ranks eighth in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage this season.
• The Mets’ .251 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
• New York is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 10th with 388 total runs this season.
• The Mets have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
• New York ranks seventh in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.

Astros stats and trends

Astros betting records

• The Astros have won in 10, or 50%, of the 20 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Houston has come away with a win one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 43.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• Contests with Houston has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 30 of 82 chances this season.
• In 81 games with a line this season, the Astros have a mark of 38-43-0 against the spread.

Shawn Dubin (Astros probable starter)

• Dubin will make his first start of the season for the Astros.
• The 28-year-old right-hander has appeared out of the bullpen 14 times this season.
• Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .299 against him this season. He has a 5.64 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings over his 14 games.
• The Mets have MLB’s 10th-ranked scoring offense (388 total runs) and have racked up a .251 batting average as a team while hitting 101 home runs (fourth in the league) this season.

Astros batting stats

• The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank eighth in baseball with 96 total home runs.
• So far this season, Houston is fifth in the majors, slugging .422.
• The Astros’ .264 batting average leads MLB.
• Houston scores the 12th-most runs in baseball (378 total, 4.6 per game).
• The Astros’ .323 on-base percentage ranks seventh-best in MLB.