Cardinals vs Astros Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jake Westbrook in this game. Westbrook has a 7-9 record and a 4.54 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Astros will be JA Happ. The lefthander has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals lost to Washington 4-2 as a -175 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Pedro Feliz hit a solo home run for St. Louis and Adam Wainwright gave up four runs on six hits in five innings. The Astros lost to the Mets 5-1 as a +155 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7). Michael Bourn drove in the Astros' lone run and Bud Norris was roughed up for five runs on eight hits in 5 2-3 innings. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 69-59 SU Houston: 59-71 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 4-6 After playing Washington are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 Houston most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 8-2 After playing NY Mets are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Houston St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Houston St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Houston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games at home Next up: Houston home to St. Louis, Tuesday, August 31