Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Cardinals-Astros Vegas Betting Odds

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Brad Thompson will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Thompson is 1-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
It'll be Shawn Chacon toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Righthander Chacon is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Miguel Tejada smacked a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Astros to a 5-3 win over the Cardinals on Monday night.
Houston cashed as -115 home favorites as the teams played under the 9-run total set by oddsmakers.
Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, and J.R. Towles also went yard for the Astros, as Jose Valverde picked up the win despite a blown save in the top of the ninth.
Ryan Ludwick drove in two runs off Valverde for St. Louis, while Kyle McClellan was tagged with the loss for the Cardinals.
Team records:
St. Louis: 5-2 SU
Houston: 3-5 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
St. Louis is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
Houston home to St. Louis, Wednesday, April 9
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