Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Chicago Cubs on Saturday when they battle the Houston Astros at Righthander Carlos Zambrano will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Zambrano is 10-5 this season with a 3.21 ERA. It'll be JA Happ toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Lefthander Happ is 6-3 with a 2.78 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Casey Coleman scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings and the Cubs blanked the Astros 2-0 on Friday. The Cubs won that contest as +127 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Carlos Marmol fanned two batters in a scoreless ninth to earn his 38th save for the Cubs. Bud Norris allowed three hits and a pair of runs over six innings in the loss. Current streak: Team records: Houston: 75-85 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Houston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games on the road Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Houston Chi Cubs are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston Houston is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home Houston is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Houston is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: What is the secret of the best sports handicapping website? Where is it? The same portal where the best sports betting podcasts are and the source of the best YouTube sports wagering channel OffshoreInsiders.com. |