Cardinals vs Astros Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Wednesday when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros meet at Minute Maid Park. Jeff Suppan will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Suppan is 1-5 this season with a 4.97 ERA. Suppan's opponent in this one will be Nelson Figueroa. The Astros righthander has a 1.96 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Wandy Rodriguez threw seven scoreless innings to earn the win in the Astros' 3-0 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday night. Houston cashed as +125 home underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 6.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Hunter Pence was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Astros, who also got an RBI from Chris Johnson in the win. Chris Carpenter allowed two earned runs over seven innings to take the loss for St. Louis, which had only three hits on the night. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 4 straight games. Houston has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 69-61 SU Houston: 61-71 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Houston are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 Houston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 16 of St. Louis's last 24 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis Houston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games Next up: St. Louis home to Cincinnati, Friday, September 3 Houston at Arizona, Friday, September 3 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com