The Houston Astros host St. Louis on Tuesday, looking to build on their 50-104 mark against the 83-71 Cardinals in MLB betting action at Minute Maid Park.

For the Astros, Lucas Harrell gets the ball, charged with keeping the Cardinals hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jamie Garcia, 5-7 on the year.



View St Louis vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Astros as +150 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 4-rated Cardinals taking on the National League's No. 16-rated Astros in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Houston owns the No. 16 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.9 per game. By contrast, the Cardinals are rated No. 1 in the same category at 9.5 per game.

St. Louis brings the National League's No. 6-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Astros' league No. 15-ranked defense.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 6-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Astros. Bettors on St. Louis at -210 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. St. Louis looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Astros, a 6-1 final on Monday in support of Lance Lynn at Minute Maid Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 8-2
After playing Houston are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few Cardinals at Astros trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Houston's last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home


Next up:
St. Louis at Houston, Wednesday, September 26