The Houston Astros will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the St. Louis Cardinals invade Minute Maid Park on Wednesday.

St. Louis puts its faith in starter Chris Carpenter to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 10-9. Getting the ball for the Astros is Brett Myers, who owns a 7-13 record on the season with a 4.31 ERA.



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Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 14-rated Astros and the league No. 6-ranked Cardinals, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Houston has the National League's No. 13-rated offensive output, at 8.9 hits per game. The Cardinals average 9.3 hits per game, good for No. 1 on the National League list.

St. Louis brings the National League's No. 9-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Astros' league No. 16-ranked defense.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 13-6 Sportsbook on the road against the Astros. Bettors on St. Louis at -195 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (19) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. St. Louis rolled to a 13-6 win against Houston on Tuesday, as Jake Westbrook and the Cardinals' bats led the team to victory at Minute Maid Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Cardinals at Astros trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
St. Louis is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing St. Louis