Thursday, September 22, 2011

Rockies vs Astros MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
 The Colorado Rockies will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
The Rockies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Alex White in this game. White has a 3-2 record and a 6.75 ERA this season.
The Astros will counter White with Henry Sosa. Righthander Sosa has a 4.74 ERA to go along with a 2-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Rockies were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at +107 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Houston was a 2-0 loser on the road against the Reds. Bettors on Cincinnati at -142 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Colorado has lost 7 straight games.
Houston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 70-85 SU
Houston: 53-102 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Cincinnati are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games 
Colorado is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Colorado is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Houston is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Colorado
Next up:
Houston home to Colorado, Friday, September 23




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