Houston pays a visit to Chicago on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Cubs bats in baseball action at Wrigley Field.

It's a pitching duel between Chris Volstad for the Cubs (3-11 on the year) and Bud Norris for Houston (6-13 so far).



View Houston vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Astros were listed as +-115 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 999 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 16-rated Astros taking on the National League's No. 14-rated Cubs in this contest.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Astros rank No. 16 in the National League at 7.9 hits per game. That compares with Chicago’s No. 15 ranking in that category.

Houston brings the National League's No. 15-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Cubs' league No. 14-ranked defense.

In their last action, Houston was a 3-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Cubs. Bettors on Houston at +100 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Lucas Harrell silenced the Cubs bats in a 3-0 victory last time out versus Chicago at Wrigley Field.




Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a loss are 2-8

A few Astros at Cubs trends to consider:
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Houston's last 20 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games when playing Houston
Chi Cubs are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs' last 8 games at home
Chi Cubs are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing Houston


Next up:
Houston at Chi Cubs, Wednesday, October 3