Reds-Astros Pointers

The fans at Minute Maid Park will be treated to a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros when they take their seats on Thursday.
The Reds will give the ball to ace starter Aaron Harang in this one. Righthander Harang is 4-13 this season with a 5.51 ERA.
Harang’s opponent in this one will be Brandon Backe. The Astros righthander has a 5.54 ERA to go along with a 8-12 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Hunter Pence and Ty Wigginton both hit two-run homers to lead the Astros to a 4-1 win over the Reds on Wednesday, as -260 favorites. The combined five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Joey Votto drove in the lone run for the Reds, who were +230 underdogs. Josh Fogg gave up two runs off six hits over six innings to suffer the loss.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 58-75 SU
Houston: 67-66 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Houston are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Houston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 9-1
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
Cincinnati is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Houston
Houston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cincinnati
Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Next up:
Cincinnati home to San Francisco, Friday, August 29
Houston home to St. Louis, Friday, August 29

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