MLB Odds: Mets-Astros prediction, odds and pick

The New York Mets are 5.5 games ahead of their closest competitor in the NL East. Houston is only 41-25, but they have a ten-game lead in AL West.

Trevor Williams has been surprisingly solid for the Mets this season. He has a 3.53 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The Mets are lucky to be facing Jose Urquidy in this game. Urqidy has an ERA of 4.99 and has 1 WHip of 1,52.

The Houston Astros are playing against the Mets at home. The Astros have a higher batting average, OBP, OPS, and slugging percentage against right-handed pitchers than left-handers. Urquidy has a better ERA at Minute Maid Park than anywhere else.

Neither side of the spread looks great here. Urquidy has been good at home and Williams has had a good recent run.