Astros-Dodgers Odds Preview

The Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Dodger Stadium. Mike Hampton will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Lefthander Hampton is 5-6 this season with a 4.52 ERA. Hampton's opponent in this one will be Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers lefthander has a 3.16 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros dominated for the second straight game as they cruised to an 8-1 win over the Dodgers on Friday, as +155 underdogs. The game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and drove in two runs for the Astros. Roy Oswalt tossed eight complete innings for his sixth victory of the season. Chad Billingsley gave up nine hits and six runs over 1 2-3 innings in suffering the loss on the hill. The Dodgers were -175 favorites in that contest. Current streak: Houston has won 3 straight games. Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Houston: 46-44 SU Los Angeles: 56-34 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Houston are 4-6 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Houston is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Houston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games LA Dodgers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Houston Next up: LA Dodgers home to Houston, Sunday, July 19