Astros vs Phillies Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park. Righthander Brett Myers will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Myers is 8-7 this season with a 3.11 ERA. The Phillies will counter Myers with Joe Blanton. Righthander Blanton has a 5.54 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros defeated Florida 2-1 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Nelson Figueroa allowed only one run on four hits with seven strikeouts in six innings for Houston and Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run in the win. The Phillies defeated Washington 6-0 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Roy Oswalt pitched seven shutout innings, allowing five hits with eight strikeouts for Philadelphia and Raul Ibanez hit a two-run home run in the win. Team records: Houston: 54-69 SU Philadelphia: 70-53 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Washington are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Houston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston Philadelphia is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Next up: Philadelphia home to Houston, Tuesday, August 24 It's an indisputable fact that the top football handicappers  are at OffshoreInsiders.com, but now the secrets as to why they become the nation's No. 1 sports handicapping website are out.