Astros vs Cubs Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs will meet on the field at Wrigley Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals. Lefthander Wandy Rodriguez will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Rodriguez is 11-12 this season with a 3.71 ERA. Rodriguez's opponent in this one will be Casey Coleman. The Cubs righthander has a 4.32 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros defeated Arizona 3-2 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). J.A. Happ allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings for Houston and Hunter Pence hit a three-run home run. The Cubs lost to the Mets 18-5 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The 23 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Aramis Ramirez homered and had three RBI for Chicago and Geovany Soto hit a solo homer. Current streak: Houston has won 2 straight games. Team records: Houston: 64-72 SU Chicago: 59-78 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Houston are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Houston's last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games on the road Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Houston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Chi Cubs home to Houston, Tuesday, September 7 Because the Power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports services, 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 Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.