Cardinals-Astros Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Minute Maid Park.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Todd Wellemeyer in this one. Righthander Wellemeyer is 7-7 this season with a 5.58 ERA.
It’ll be Wandy Rodriguez toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Lefthander Rodriguez is 9-6 with a 2.81 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer to lift the Astros over the Cardinals 3-2 on Monday night.
Houston cashed as a -105 home pick ’em, as the teams played UNDER the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Brian Moehler allowed two runs over 6 1-3 innings to get the win for the Astros, while Jose Valverde picked up the save for Houston.
Yadier Molina drove in both runs for St.Louis, as Kyle Lohse gave up three runs over seven innings to take the loss for the Cardinals.
Team records:
St. Louis: 51-44
SU
Houston
: 47-46 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Houston are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis’s last 13 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Next up:
Houston home to St. Louis, Wednesday, July 22

 

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