Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Wrigley Field. Righthander Brett Myers will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Myers is 5-13 this season with a 4.52 ERA. It'll be Ryan Dempster toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Dempster is 10-12 with a 4.66 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. Current streak: Houston has lost 3 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Houston: 51-100 SU Chicago: 67-85 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 2-8 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6
Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs Houston is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Houston Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home Chi Cubs are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games when playing at home against Houston Next up: Houston at Cincinnati, Monday, September 19 Chi Cubs home to Milwaukee, Monday, September 19 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
