The Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Minute Maid Park.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ryan Dempster in this game. Dempster has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.
Dempster's opponent in this one will be Wandy Rodriguez. The Astros lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-5 with a homer to lead the Cubs past the Astros 4-2 on Monday night.
Chicago cashed as -115 road favorites as the game played under the 8-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Aramis Ramirez also went yard for the Cubs, while Carlos Zambrano allowed one run over six innings to get the win for Chicago.
Michael Bourn was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Houston, as Roy Oswalt allowed three runs over seven innings to take the loss for the Astros.
Team records:
Chicago: 1-0 SU
Houston: 0-1 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 12 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Houston
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
Next up:
Houston home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, April 8<\/p>\n