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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Astros vs Cubs Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:
The fans at Wrigley Field will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Righthander Brett Myers will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Myers is 10-7 this season with a 3.02 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Randy Wells who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Wells is 6-12 with a 4.56 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 132-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Michael Bourn was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in to lead the Astros past the Cubs 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Houston cashed as +115 road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 11-run total posted by oddsmakers.
Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-5 with two RBIs for the Astros, as Nelson Figueroa gave up three runs over five innings to get the win for Houston.
Tyler Colvin was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Chicago, while losing pitcher Carlos Silva was ripped for six runs over five innings for the Cubs.
Team records:
Houston: 65-73 SU
Chicago: 60-79 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Houston are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Houston's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games on the road
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Houston is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to LA Dodgers, Thursday, September 9
Chi Cubs at Milwaukee, Friday, September 10

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