Astros vs Marlins Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Florida Marlins will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Houston Astros at Sun Life Stadium. Lefthander JA Happ will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Happ is 3-1 this season with a 3.38 ERA. Happ's opponent in this one will be Anibal Sanchez. The Marlins righthander has a 3.31 ERA to go along with a 9-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Carlos Lee cracked a three-run homer as the Astros defeated the Mets 3-2 on Thursday. The Astros won that game as -130 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Bud Norris allowed just two hits and two runs over seven innings for the win, while Brandon Lyon closed out the ninth for his fifth save. Gaby Sanchez cranked a three-run homer and the Marlins defeated the Pirates 4-2 on Thursday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Alex Sanabia scattered four hits and one run over 7 2-3 innings for the win, and Leo Nunez closed out the ninth for his 28th save. Current streak: Florida has won 3 straight games. Team records: Houston: 53-67 SU Florida: 60-60 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 2-8 After a win are 6-4 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 12 games when playing Houston Next up: Florida home to Houston, Saturday, August 21 Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.