One word that comes to mind when thinking about the Mets is \"bust\". I guess a close second would be \"loser\". If you have ever bet on the Mets, then you would know that they have lost their backers 54 units over the past 4 seasons. Last year year was the first time in the past 4 season for them post an above 500 record. Pedro Martinez had a lot to do with that.

In fact, they were overvalued as a favorite. The New York Mets are from a big market and whenever they are favorite, expect the odds to be stacked against you as the bettor. Unlike the Red Sox and Yankees, the Mets do not win their backers money as a big favorite. Whenever you are overvalued as a favorite, this tends to be most true when looking at the information about them on the road.

The Mets as a favorite on the road were 15-16 in 2005, losing their backers 7 units. In fact they are a dismal 22-27 on the road as a favorite over the past two seasons. A big market club like the Mets will always likely be too overvalued as a favorite on the road. The general betting public does not really feed into the home field advantage in baseball and does not bet accordingly.

In the 2006 season, we advise you to look for key situations to go against the Mets as a road favorite. A motivated or a steaking home team will do the trick.

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