Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The Houston Astros will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Righthander Bud Norris will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Norris is 5-7 this season with a 3.70 ERA.
It'll be Chris Carpenter toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Carpenter is 6-7 with a 3.73 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Astros were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -179 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Houston has lost 5 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Houston has lost 5 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 33-70 SU
St. Louis: 55-48 SU
Houston: 33-70 SU
St. Louis: 55-48 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Houston's last 24 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Houston's last 24 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis home to Houston, Thursday, July 28
St. Louis home to Houston, Thursday, July 28
