Astros-Dodgers Lines Preview

The Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Dodger Stadium.

The Astros will give the ball to ace starter Roy Oswalt in this one. Righthander Oswalt is 5-4 this season with a 3.85 ERA.

Oswalt’s opponent in this one will be Chad Billingsley. The Dodgers ace righthander has a 3.38 ERA to go along with a 9-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Wandy Rodriguez tossed six complete shutout innings in leading the Astros to a 3-0 win over the Dodgers as +135 underdogs on Thursday. That game’s three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Kazuo Matsui went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in one run to lead the Astros. Jose Valverde closed out the ninth and earned his ninth save.

Randy Wolf gave up five hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. The Dodgers were -155 underdogs in the contest.

Current streak:
Houston has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Houston: 45-44 SU
Los Angeles: 56-33 SU

Houston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Houston

Next up:
LA Dodgers home to Houston, Saturday, July 18