The Arizona Diamondbacks battle the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday in MLB betting action at Chase Field.

Henry Sosa, with a record of 0-0 on the season, gets the ball for the Astros, while the Diamondbacks trot Josh Collmenter to the mound in this one. He is 5-7 so far in 2011.



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Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 13-rated Diamondbacks and the league No. 14-ranked Astros, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Arizona owns the No. 11 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.4 per game. By contrast, the Astros are rated No. 3 in the same category at 9 per game.

Houston brings the National League's No. 16-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Diamondbacks' league No. 11-ranked defense.

In their last action, Houston was a 11-9 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -180 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (20) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Houston suffered a 11-9 loss against Arizona on Tuesday, as Jordan Lyles wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Chase Field.




Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Astros at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Houston's last 23 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 13 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Arizona's last 23 games when playing at home against Houston


Next up:
Houston at Arizona, Thursday, August 11