Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Lefthander Jamie Garcia will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Garcia is 13-7 this season with a 3.45 ERA.
The Astros will counter Garcia with Wandy Rodriguez. Lefthander Rodriguez has a 3.51 ERA to go along with a 11-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 3-2 winner at home against the Cubs. Bettors on St. Louis at -205 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 19-3 loser as they battled the Rockies at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at -108 were rewarded, while the 22 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 88-71 SU
Houston: 55-104 SU
St. Louis: 88-71 SU
Houston: 55-104 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 2-8
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER 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 on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER 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 on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Next up:
Houston home to St. Louis, Tuesday, September 27
Houston home to St. Louis, Tuesday, September 27
