I don't feel the Brewers should be underdogs to the Mets here. I see no starting pitching edge to the Mets with Andrian Houser facing Chris Bassitt. The Brewers hold a big advantage on the mound in the later innings with setup man Devin Williams and ace closer Josh Hader.

This is the Mets' first home game since a 10-game West Coast trip that concluded this past Sunday. So the spot isn't ideal for the Mets.

Houser is one of the better bottom-of-the-rotation type starters. He has a 0.00 ERA against the Mets lifetime in 3 1/3 innings. Houser's ERA in night games this season is 2.08.

Bassitt broke into the big leagues eight years ago. He had spent his entire time in the American League until this season. National League teams have figured him out as Bassitt has allowed 22 earned runs in his last five starts spanning 26 innings. During this 26-inning span, Bassitt has given up 31 hits and 11 walks. These starts all came against NL teams.

The Brewers are 5-1 the past six times they've been road 'dogs. They also have defeated the Mets in 20 of the past 28 games.