Astros-Pirates Pointspread Pointers

The Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PNC Park. Lefthander Wandy Rodriguez will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Rodriguez is 1-1 this season with a 2.89 ERA. Starting this game for the Pirates will be Phil Dumatrait. The lefthander has a 3.27 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros lost to Milwaukee 10-1 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Mark Loretta hit a solo home run for Houston, while Shawn Chacon was roughed up for four runs in only one inning. Jason Michaels' pinch-hit grand slam lifted the Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Monday night. Pittsburgh cashed as +170 road underdogs as the game played over the 8.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Current streak: Houston has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Houston: 30-28 SU Pittsburgh: 27-30 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Houston are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 16 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games Pittsburgh is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 16 games when playing Houston Next up: Pittsburgh home to Houston, Wednesday, June 4