Posted on
5/23/2007 6:19:10 PM
MLB Betting Trends - Houston (21-24) at San Francisco (23-22)
By Eric Williams
The Giants beat Astros starter Roy Oswalt 4-2 Tuesday night, but tonight’s game offers baseball bettors another good opportunity to increase the baseball earnings.
San Francisco staff ace Barry Zito is on the mound and is desperately looking for a win, while the Astros are going with a young hurler who has struggled immensely so far.
Here are tonight’s key trends followed by my free MLB Pick:
Key Astros Trends
The Astros are 7-0 in their last 7 during game 2 of a series.
The Astros are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Astros are 8-3 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Key Giants Trends
The Giants are 9-3 in their last 12 games as a home favorite.
The Giants are 8-3 in their last 11 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
The Giants are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. National League Central.
Key Totals Trends
The Under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 Wednesday games.
The Under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Under is 4-0-1 in Giants last 5 games as a home favorite of -151 to -200.
The Under is 4-0-1 in Giants last 5 games as a favorite of -151 to -200.
Key Head-to-Head Trends
The Astros are 16-38 in the last 54 meetings.
The Astros are 4-12 in the last 16 meetings in San Francisco.
For a more in-depth report on this game click Baseball Trends.
The Pitchers: Astros starter Matthew Albers is 1-2 in six starts over 27.2 innings. He has struck out 13 and walked 9 and has a high ERA of 6.51.
Giants starter Barry Zito is 3-5 in nine starts covering 54.1 innings. Zito has struck out 30 and walked 20 and has a ERA of 5.13.
While Giants starter Barry Zito has struggled in his first season in the National League, he is a much better pitcher than he has shown in the early going and could use a game like this against an inferior lineup to get him back on track.
Take the Giants behind Zito to hold the Astros in check.
MLB Free Picks: Giants 8 Astros 4
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