New York at Cincinnati

The NY Mets have ridden their starting rotation to an NL East surprise win over the Washington Nationals. The Nats were projected back before the season started to be the team garnering the most wins in either lesgue, but the fact is that they won't even be in the playoffs. The Mets can now focus on getting bumps and bruises and weary players rest, and time to heal, as well as limiting starter innings to ensure they will be ready for the playoffs. The Cincinnati Reds are 21.5 games worse on the season than the Mets, but the venue is a great equalizer here as the Reds home mark vs. the Mets road mark show the teams seperated by a scant three games, so the line certainly shows value on Cincinnati. The Mets have struggled vs. suspect pitching of late at 0-5 in their last five vs. a pitcher with a WHIP of greater than 1.30. Play on Cincinnati.