MLB Handicapping: Astros vs Brewers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers will meet on the field at Miller Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. Felipe Paulino will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Paulino is 0-6 this season with a 5.36 ERA. Paulino's opponent in this one will be Randy Wolf. The Brewers lefthander has a 5.10 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros lost to Tampa Bay 10-6 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Pedro Feliz hit a three-run home run for Houston and Hunter Pence cracked a solo shot. The Brewers defeated Minnesota 4-3 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10). Prince Fielder was 2-2 with a home run and two runs scored for Milwaukee and Corey Hart hit a two-run home run in the win. Current streak: Houston has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Houston: 15-29 SU Milwaukee: 17-27 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-4 After a loss are 3-7 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 8-2 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Houston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games at home Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Houston Next up: Milwaukee home to Houston, Wednesday, May 26 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.