Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Astros-Phillies Pointspread Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Houston Astros on Tuesday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Righthander Shawn Chacon will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Chacon is 0-0 this season with a 3.75 ERA.
It'll be Adam Eaton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Eaton is 0-0 with a 3.95 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Astros defeated Florida 5-1 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
J.R. Trowles homered and had three RBI for Houston, while Wandy Rodriguez allowed only one run in seven innings with seven strikeouts to earn the win.
The Phillies lost to the Cubs 6-5 in extra innings as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10.5).
Jayson Werth was 2-4 with a home run and two RBI for the Phillies, while Jamie Moyer surrendered four runs on nine hits over five innings.
Current streak:
Houston has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 5-8 SU
Philadelphia: 6-7 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Houston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston's last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing Houston
Philadelphia is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Houston, Wednesday, April 16
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