Pirates-Astros Pointspread Pointers

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Pirates will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Ian Snell in this game. Snell has a 6-10 record and a 5.59 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Astros will be Brandon Backe. The righthander has a 5.44 ERA to go along with a 9-12 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Pirates lost to San Francisco 11-6 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Jason Michaels drove in a pair of runs for the Pirates and Freddy Sanchez scored two runs.
The Astros defeated Colorado 7-2 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Jose Castillo was 3-3 with a pair of RBI for Houston, while Mark Loretta was 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the win.
Current streak:
Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games.
Houston has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 60-82 SU
Houston: 76-67 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a loss are 2-8

Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After playing Colorado are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Next up:
Houston home to Pittsburgh, Tuesday, September 9

 

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