Houston will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the San Diego Padres pay a visit to Minute Maid Park.

The match puts starter Dustin Moseley for the Padres on the hill facing Bud Norris for the Astros. Moseley brings a 0-2 mark to the game, while Norris is 0-1 to date on the season.



View San Diego vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Padres were listed as +-120 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Houston has the National League's No. 7-rated offensive output, at 9.5 hits per game. The Padres average 7.1 hits per game, good for No. 16 on the National League list.

Defensively, San Diego features the National League's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 2.7 runs per game. Houston, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the National League at home, scoring 5.8 runs per game.

The Padres were a 3-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Reds. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Padres grabbed a win last time out, defeating Travis Wood and the Reds 3-2 on Wednesday at PETCO Park.

In their last action, Houston was a 9-5 loser at home against the Cubs. Bettors on Chicago at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (14) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Houston looks to rebound from a loss to the Cubs, who beat them 9-5 on Wednesday behind a start from Carlos Zambrano at Minute Maid Park.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 1-9
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6

A few Padres at Astros trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home


Next up:
San Diego at Houston, Friday, April 15