The Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Cubs will give the ball to ace starter Carlos Zambrano in this one. Righthander Zambrano is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Astros will be ace Roy Oswalt. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Team records:
Chicago: 0-0 SU
Houston: 0-0 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Next up:
Houston home to Chi Cubs, Tuesday, April 7<\/p>\n