Houston Astros vs. Florida Marlins
- The fans at LandShark Stadium will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the Florida Marlins when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Ace Roy Oswalt will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Oswalt is 6-4 this season with a 3.61 ERA.
Oswalt's opponent in this one will be Chris Volstad. The Marlins righthander has a 4.48 ERA to go along with a 8-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
John Baker was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Marlins downed the Astros 8-6 on Monday night.
Florida cashed as -150 home favorites as the game played OVER the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Hanley Ramirez went 2-for-5 with an RBI for the Marlins, while Rick VandenHurk allowed two runs over five innings to get the win for Florida.
Darin Erstad was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBIs for Houston, as Brian Moehler gave up four runs over five innings to take the loss for the Astros.
Current streak:
Florida has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 55-57 SU
Florida: 59-53 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Florida home to Houston, Wednesday, August 12
- The fans at LandShark Stadium will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the Florida Marlins when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Ace Roy Oswalt will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Oswalt is 6-4 this season with a 3.61 ERA.
Oswalt's opponent in this one will be Chris Volstad. The Marlins righthander has a 4.48 ERA to go along with a 8-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
John Baker was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Marlins downed the Astros 8-6 on Monday night.
Florida cashed as -150 home favorites as the game played OVER the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Hanley Ramirez went 2-for-5 with an RBI for the Marlins, while Rick VandenHurk allowed two runs over five innings to get the win for Florida.
Darin Erstad was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBIs for Houston, as Brian Moehler gave up four runs over five innings to take the loss for the Astros.
Current streak:
Florida has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Houston: 55-57 SU
Florida: 59-53 SU
Houston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Florida home to Houston, Wednesday, August 12