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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field.
Wandy Rodriguez will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Lefthander Rodriguez is 11-10 this season with a 3.51 ERA.
The Cubs will counter Rodriguez with Matt Garza. Righthander Garza has a 3.54 ERA to go along with a 8-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Astros were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Phillies. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at -260 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago was an 8-6 loser in its last match on the road against the Reds. They lost as +128 underdogs, while the total score of 14 made winners of OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 51-98 SU
Chicago: 65-85 SU
Houston: 51-98 SU
Chicago: 65-85 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games
Houston is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Houston
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games
Houston is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Houston
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Houston
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Houston, Saturday, September 17
Chi Cubs home to Houston, Saturday, September 17