Baseball bettors look for value at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday as host Houston battles the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball odds action.

Bud Norris will take the mound for Houston, and he'll carry a 5-2 record into the contest. Adam Wainwright gets the ball for St. Louis; he's 4-6 so far this season.



View St Louis vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Cardinals were listed as 110 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Astros rated this week at No. 9 and the Cardinals sitting at No. 3.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Houston has the National League's No. 5-rated offensive output, at 8.7 hits per game. The Cardinals average 9.6 hits per game, good for No. 1 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Houston has the National League's No. 13-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Cardinals own the National League's No. 8 mark in runs allowed.

The Cardinals were a 9-8 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at +124 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors. The Cardinals endured a 9-8 loss at the hands of the Astros on Tuesday, with Jaime Garcia throwing 2 innings of 5-hit ball at Minute Maid Park.




St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a win 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 Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
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 6 of Houston's last 8 games
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
St. Louis at Houston, Thursday, June 7