Monday, May 30, 2011

Astros vs Cubs MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
Aneury Rodriguez will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Rodriguez is 0-2 this season with a 4.44 ERA.
It'll be Rodrigo Lopez toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Lopez is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
In their last action, Houston was a 4-2 loser at home against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -114 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Cubs were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Pirates. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -134 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 19-34 SU
Chicago: 23-28 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Houston is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Houston, Tuesday, May 31


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