A winning streak will be on the line for the Houston Astros on Tuesday when they battle the San Francisco Giants at
Ace Tim Lincecum will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Lincecum is 11-3 this season with a 2.69 ERA.
Starting this game for the Astros will be ace Roy Oswalt. The righthander has a 4.56 ERA to go along with a 9-8 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Ty Wigginton sealed the victory late with a solo home run as the Astros beat the Giants 3-1 on Monday night.
The Astros were winners as -135 home favorites in that matchup, while the combined score played UNDER the day’s posted total (9).
Houston starter Brandon Backe picked up the victory in that game after going seven innings while allowing only four hits and one run.
Current streak:
Team records:
Houston: 59-59 SU San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Houston are 6-4 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Houston most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco’s last 12 games San Francisco is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Houston San Francisco is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 7 games Next up:
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