Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Odds - Saturday August 29 2015

Power Ranking

Houston 23

Minnesota 8

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HOU
4.85
4.33
0.00
8.60
3.36
8.26
3.27

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

MIN
4.50
4.11
0.00
8.09
3.40
7.98
2.78

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Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Houston Astros arrive at Target Field on Saturday.

The match puts starter Mike Fiers for the Houston Astros on the hill facing Mike Pelfrey for the Minnesota Twins. Fiers brings a 6-9 mark to the game, while Pelfrey is 6-7 to date on the season.

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Team Record

Houston Astros

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	71-58	7-3	28-23	57-55	14-3
Home	45-21	5-1	16-9	37-19	8-2
Away	26-37	2-2	12-14	20-36	6-1
Fave	38-33	4-2	12-15	31-31	7-2
Dog	32-25	3-1	16-8	26-24	6-1
O/U	56-68-5	2-8	25-24-2	46-61-5	10-7
vs LHP	25-21	2-0	14-9	21-20	4-1
vs RHP	46-37	5-3	14-14	36-35	10-2

Team Record

Minnesota Twins

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	66-62	7-3	26-25	58-50	8-12
Home	39-24	1-0	16-10	35-18	4-6
Away	27-38	6-3	10-15	23-32	4-6
Fave	13-4	0-0	7-0	13-2	0-2
Dog	53-54	7-3	19-23	45-45	8-9
O/U	58-60-10	5-5	22-24-5	50-50-8	8-10-2
vs LHP	23-20	2-2	11-8	20-18	3-2
vs RHP	43-42	5-1	15-17	38-32	5-10

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Houston Astros

Mike Fiers (7-9) ERA: 3.54

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 21, 2015	LA	W	3-0	U	9	80
Aug 16, 2015	DET	W	6-5	O	5.1	58
Aug 9, 2015	OAK	L	4-5	O	6.2	-100

Minnesota Twins

Mike Pelfrey (6-8) ERA: 4.04

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 23, 2015	BAL	W	4-3	U	4.2	161
Aug 18, 2015	NYY	L	4-8	O	5.1	-100
Aug 12, 2015	TEX	W	11-1	O	7	85

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Houston Astros

Mike Fiers (7-9) ERA: 3.54

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 28, 2015	5-3	MIL	7	4	1	1	3	4	No Decision
Jun 7, 2015	2-0	MIN	4.1	7	2	2	3	3	Loss
Jun 16, 2012	6-2	MIL	7	4	1	1	2	5	Win

Minnesota Twins

Mike Pelfrey (6-8) ERA: 4.04

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 4, 2013	3-2	MIN	5	7	2	2	3	4	No Decision
Aug 27, 2010	2-1	NYM	8	6	0	0	2	4	Win
Aug 25, 2008	9-1	NYM	9	6	1	1	0	6	Win
Sep 7, 2007	11-3	NYM	5.1	2	2	2	2	3	Win
Jul 6, 2007	4-0	HOU	6	2	4	4	2	5	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Aug 28, 2015	HOU	0	114	7.5	Under	Scott Kazmir (L)
Aug 28, 2015	MIN	3	114	7.5	Under	Kyle Gibson (R)
Aug 13, 2014	MIN	3	-102	8	Under	Kyle Gibson (R)
Aug 13, 2014	HOU	1	-102	8	Under	Brett Oberholtzer (L)
Aug 12, 2014	MIN	4	-140	7.5	Over	Yohan Pino (R)
Aug 12, 2014	HOU	10	-140	7.5	Over	Collin McHugh (R)
Aug 11, 2014	MIN	4	100	8.5	Under	Tommy Milone (L)
Aug 11, 2014	HOU	2	100	8.5	Under	Brad Peacock (R)
Jun 8, 2014	HOU	14	-117	8	Over	Collin McHugh (R)
Jun 8, 2014	MIN	5	-117	8	Over	Samuel Deduno (R)
Jun 7, 2014	HOU	0	-119	8.5	Under	Scott Feldman (R)
Jun 7, 2014	MIN	8	-119	8.5	Under	Kyle Gibson (R)
Jun 6, 2014	HOU	5	-116	8	Over	Dallas Keuchel (L)
Jun 6, 2014	MIN	4	-116	8	Over	Phil Hughes (R)
Sep 4, 2013	MIN	5	-109	8.5	Over	Liam Hendriks (R)
Sep 4, 2013	HOU	6	-109	8.5	Over	Jordan Lyles (R)
Sep 3, 2013	MIN	9	-115	8.5	Over	Pedro Hernandez (L)
Sep 3, 2013	HOU	6	-115	8.5	Over	Jarred Cosart (R)
Sep 2, 2013	MIN	10	115	8.5	Over	Andrew Albers (L)
Sep 2, 2013	HOU	6	115	8.5	Over	Paul Clemens (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Houston Astros

Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games
Houston is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Houston's last 22 games on the road
Houston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

Betting Odds Trends

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Houston
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

Injuries

Houston Astros

Kendall Graveman SP 60-day IL (03/27), Shoulder
Lance McCullers Jr. SP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Jose Urquidy SP 15-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Cristian Javier SP 15-day IL (04/21), Neck
Chas McCormick LF 10-day IL (04/28), Hamstring
Oliver Ortega RP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Bennett Sousa RP 15-day IL (03/28); is out for season, Shoulder
Penn Murfee RP 60-day IL (04/04), Elbow
Grae Kessinger SS 10-day IL (04/28), Shoulder

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

Anthony DeSclafani SP 60-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Byron Buxton CF 10-day IL (05/03), Knee
Zack Weiss RP 60-day IL (03/28), Shoulder
Justin Topa RP 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Daniel Duarte RP 60-day IL (04/04), Triceps
Royce Lewis SS 10-day IL (03/29), Quad
Josh Winder SP 60-day IL (03/28), Stress Fracture

Last 5 Games

Houston Astros

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 28, 2015	MIN	0-3	L	-124	7.5	Scott Kazmir	7	A	Kyle Gibson
Aug 26, 2015	NYY	6-2	W	+139	7.5	Collin McHugh	6.1	A	Michael Pineda
Aug 25, 2015	NYY	15-1	W	-142	7.5	Dallas Keuchel	7	A	Ivan Nova
Aug 24, 2015	NYY	0-1	L	+139	8	Scott Feldman	8	A	Nathan Eovaldi
Aug 23, 2015	LA	3-2	W	+143	6.5	Lance McCullers Jr.	7	H	Clayton Kershaw

Minnesota Twins

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 28, 2015	HOU	3-0	W	+114	7.5	Kyle Gibson	5.2	H	Scott Kazmir
Aug 27, 2015	TB	4-5	L	+119	7.5	Tommy Milone	5.1	A	Drew Smyly
Aug 26, 2015	TB	5-3	W	+170	6.5	Tyler Duffey	5.1	A	Chris Archer
Aug 25, 2015	TB	11-7	W	+126	7	Ervin Santana	2.2	A	Nate Karns
Aug 23, 2015	BAL	4-3	W	+161	8.5	Mike Pelfrey	4.2	A	Kevin Gausman

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Minnesota Twins

Runs Scored

4.85 4.50

Runs Allowed

4.33 4.11

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

5.13 4.84

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.11 4.13

Starter ERA

3.54 4.04

Stats Comparison

Houston Astros

Minnesota Twins

Offensive Hits

8.60 8.09

Hits Allowed

8.26 7.98

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

5.2 9.2

Offensive Walks

3.36 3.40

Defensive Walks

3.27 2.78

Wins Last 10 Games

7 7

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.85	8	4.11	7
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.13	5	4.13	9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.50	15	4.33	12
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.84	9	4.11	4