The Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds will meet on the field at Great American Ball Park on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Righthander Brett Myers will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Myers is 1-1 this season with a 3.72 ERA.
The Reds will counter Myers with Homer Bailey. Righthander Bailey has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Astros were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made winners of bettors who got Cincinnati at -185 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records: Houston: 12-18 SU Cincinnati: 15-15 SU
Houston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3
Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 8-2 After playing Houston are 5-5 After a win are 1-9
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cincinnati is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Houston Cincinnati is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Houston The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home
Next up: Houston at Pittsburgh, Friday, May 6 Cincinnati at Chi Cubs, Friday, May 6
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