Reds vs Astros Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. The Reds will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Mike Leake in this game. Leake has a 7-1 record and a 3.45 ERA this season. The Astros will counter Leake with Wandy Rodriguez. Lefthander Rodriguez has a 5.12 ERA to go along with a 7-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Laynce Nix had there two RBI in helping the Reds defeat the Astros 7-0 on Saturday, as +105 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by oddsmakers. Johnny Cueto tossed eight scoreless innings for the win, allowing four hits along the way. Roy Oswalt gave up nine hits and six runs over five innings in suffering the Astros loss. Current streak: Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Houston has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 55-44 SU Houston: 39-58 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Houston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston Cincinnati is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing Houston Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Houston is 2-16 SU in its last 18 games when playing Cincinnati Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Next up: Cincinnati at Milwaukee, Monday, July 26 Houston home to Chi Cubs, Monday, July 26 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.