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Houston
Astros
111 - 67
Justin Verlander (19-9) ERA: 3.19
Los Angeles
Dodgers
113 - 62
Rich Hill (12-8) ERA: 3.23
October 31, 2017, 8:20 PM EDT
 | Dodger Stadium

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Houston
Astros
111 - 67
Justin Verlander (19-9) ERA: 3.19
Los Angeles
Dodgers
113 - 62
Rich Hill (12-8) ERA: 3.23
October 31, 2017, 8:20 PM EDT
 | Dodger Stadium

  • The Houston Astros are now just one victory away from claiming the World Series after winning Game 5, which may have been the most ridiculous game in the history of the Fall Classic. After combining for 25 runs and seven home runs in Game 5, one would imagine that the Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers offenses will return to the mean as the series heads back to the City of Angels.

    Shark Bites
    • The Astros are 9-0 SU in Justin Verlander’s 9 starts with the team.
    • The Dodgers are 5-1 SU at home this postseason.
    • George Springer is slashing .333/.440/.857 with 5 XBHs during the World Series.

    One big reason to expect this series to return to a pitchers duel will be Justin Verlander. The righty has been lights out during the postseason with a 2.05 ERA in five outings, four of which were starts. Verlander had his worst outing – if you can call it that – of the postseason in Game 2 of the World Series, allowing three earned runs in 6.0 innings of work.

    Though he is not getting much attention, Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill has been dealing during the playoffs. The southpaw has a 2.77 ERA in three postseason appearances this year, though he has only pitched a combined 13.0 innings in those outings. Hill has made all three of his starts during the playoffs at Dodger Stadium and seven of his past eight overall.

    Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

    The moneyline was hovering in the range of -125 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in this one over at Sportsbook. The OVER/UNDER number was sitting near 7.5 at Sportsbook.

    Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.6-3.4 result in favor of the Astros. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

    Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers Matchup

    Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

    The Los Angeles Dodgers bring a 113-62 record to the battle against the 111-67 Astros. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs Houston injuries news.

    This game matches up the No. 7 (Los Angeles Dodgers) and the No. 2 (Houston Astros) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.

    Statistical Matchup

    On offense, it's a battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and their No. 10-rated batting order, averaging 4.85 runs per nine innings, against the No. 1 lineup of the Houston Astros at 5.44 runs per outing.

    Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Los Angeles has the No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Astros own the No. 9 mark in runs allowed.

    Recent Outings Betting Recap

    Betting Trends

    • Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
    • Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
    • Houston is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
    • Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
    • LA Dodgers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
    • LA Dodgers is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
    • LA Dodgers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
    • LA Dodgers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

    Next Betting Matchups

    Houston at Los Angeles, Wednesday, November 1

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Odds

Tuesday, October 31 Tue Oct 31

Opening
Current
Houston
vsFinal
LA Dodgers
Runline
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+1.5
-205
+115
o7.5
-125
-1.5
+175
-125
u7.5
+105
Runline
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+1.5
-195
+116
o7.5
+105
-1.5
+170
-126
u7.5
-125
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

4.36
 Runs
5.42
3.10
 Walks
4.35
8.16
 Hits
7.96
8.02
 Strike Outs
8.98

Head To Head

HOU
 Stat Type LA
4.10
 Runs
4.40
7.40
 Hits
7.70
2.40
 Walks
3.30
8.10
 Strikeouts
9.50
3-6-1
 O/U
3-6-1
HOU
 Stat Type LA
6.67
 Runs
7.00
9.33
 Hits
8.33
3.67
 Walks
4.33
5.33
 Strikeouts
9.33
1-1-1
 O/U
1-1-1
Oct 29/17 (1 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Home
Away
13
 Runs
12
14
 Hits
14
5
 Walks
6
6
 Strikeouts
12
7 o
 O/U
7 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Dallas Keuchel (L)
 Clayton Kershaw (L)
Oct 28/17 (2 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Home
Away
2
 Runs
6
2
 Hits
7
2
 Walks
2
4
 Strikeouts
9
8.5 o
 O/U
8.5 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Charlie Morton (R)
 Alex Wood (L)
Oct 27/17 (3 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Home
Away
5
 Runs
3
12
 Hits
4
4
 Walks
5
6
 Strikeouts
7
8 o
 O/U
8 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
 Yu Darvish (R)
Oct 25/17 (4 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Away
Home
7
 Runs
6
14
 Hits
5
5
 Walks
3
8
 Strikeouts
11
7.5 o
 O/U
7.5 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Justin Verlander (R)
 Rich Hill (L)
Oct 24/17 (5 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Away
Home
1
 Runs
3
3
 Hits
6
0
 Walks
2
12
 Strikeouts
5
7 o
 O/U
7 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Dallas Keuchel (L)
 Clayton Kershaw (L)
Aug 23/15 (6 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Home
Away
3
 Runs
2
10
 Hits
10
0
 Walks
1
12
 Strikeouts
12
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
 Clayton Kershaw (L)
Aug 22/15 (7 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Home
Away
3
 Runs
1
3
 Hits
7
0
 Walks
1
6
 Strikeouts
12
7 o
 O/U
7 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Scott Kazmir (L)
 Zack Greinke (R)
Aug 21/15 (8 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Home
Away
3
 Runs
0
7
 Hits
0
0
 Walks
3
8
 Strikeouts
10
8 o
 O/U
8 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Mike Fiers (R)
 Brett Anderson (L)
May 27/12 (9 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Away
Home
1
 Runs
5
2
 Hits
12
2
 Walks
5
10
 Strikeouts
11
7 o
 O/U
7 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
J.A. Happ (L)
 Chris Capuano (L)
May 26/12 (10 of 10)
HOU
 Stat Type LA
Away
Home
3
 Runs
6
7
 Hits
12
6
 Walks
5
9
 Strikeouts
6
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
Starting Pitcher
HOULA
Bud Norris (R)
 Chad Billingsley (R)

Starting Pitchers

Date Opp SU Score O/U IP Line ER WHIP Strikeouts Decision
Oct 25, 2017LAW7-6O6-10930.675No Decision
Oct 20, 2017NYYW7-1O7-15000.868Win
Oct 14, 2017NYYW2-1U9-12210.6713Win
View Pitcher Log
Date Opp SU Score O/U IP Line ER WHIP Strikeouts Decision
Oct 25, 2017HOUL6-7O4-10111.507No Decision
Oct 15, 2017CHCW4-1U5-15410.808No Decision
Oct 7, 2017ARIW8-5O4-14221.504No Decision
View Pitcher Log
Date Opp SU Score O/U IP Line ER WHIP Strikeouts Decision
Oct 25, 2017LAW7-6O6-10930.675No Decision
Aug 20, 2017LAW6-1U8+12910.389Win
Jul 8, 2014LAW14-5O6-12451.174Win
View Pitcher Log
Date Opp SU Score O/U IP Line ER WHIP Strikeouts Decision
Oct 25, 2017HOUL6-7O4-10111.507No Decision
Jul 7, 2016HOUW3-1U6+11010.8310Win
May 1, 2016HOUL1-2U6-15021.174Loss
View Pitcher Log

Team Records

HOU
 Record LA
111-67
 All
113-62
56-34
 Home
62-25
55-33
 Away
51-37
101-51
 As Fav
106-55
10-14
 As Dog
6-7
92-86
 ATS
91-84
45-45
 ATS Home
49-38
47-41
 ATS Away
42-46
89-79-10
 O/U
83-85-7
38-48-4
 O/U Home
43-40-4
51-31-6
 O/U Away
40-45-3
26-27
 vs. LHP
38-16
85-40
 vs. RHP
75-46
HOU
 Record LA
93-60
 All
18-7
47-30
 Home
10-2
46-30
 Away
8-5
85-47
 As Fav
16-5
8-11
 As Dog
2-2
74-79
 ATS
14-11
36-41
 ATS Home
7-5
38-38
 ATS Away
7-6
75-69-9
 O/U
11-11-3
32-42-3
 O/U Home
4-6-2
43-27-6
 O/U Away
7-5-1
20-24
 vs. LHP
4-1
73-36
 vs. RHP
14-6
HOU
 Record LA
18-7
 All
95-55
9-4
 Home
52-23
9-3
 Away
43-32
16-4
 As Fav
90-50
2-3
 As Dog
4-5
18-7
 ATS
77-73
9-4
 ATS Home
42-33
9-3
 ATS Away
35-40
14-10-1
 O/U
72-74-4
6-6-1
 O/U Home
39-34-2
8-4
 O/U Away
33-40-2
6-3
 vs. LHP
34-15
12-4
 vs. RHP
61-40
HOU
 Record LA
50-26
 All
44-35
24-15
 Home
25-15
26-11
 Away
19-20
47-23
 As Fav
43-35
3-2
 As Dog
1-0
42-34
 ATS
36-43
21-18
 ATS Home
20-20
21-16
 ATS Away
16-23
34-38-4
 O/U
41-37-1
15-23-1
 O/U Home
21-19
19-15-3
 O/U Away
20-18-1
11-10
 vs. LHP
23-11
39-16
 vs. RHP
21-24
HOU
 Record LA
5-5
 All
6-4
4-1
 Home
3-1
1-4
 Away
3-3
4-1
 As Fav
3-2
1-4
 As Dog
2-2
5-5
 ATS
6-4
4-1
 ATS Home
3-1
1-4
 ATS Away
3-3
5-4-1
 O/U
3-5-2
2-2-1
 O/U Home
1-2-1
3-2
 O/U Away
2-3-1
3-3
 vs. LHP
4-1
2-2
 vs. RHP
2-3

Gametime Weather

Weather
5:00pm Mostly Cloudy
19ºC / 67ºF
66% Humidity
15% Precipitation
63% Cloud Cover
Wind Impact Stadium Type Open
Field Image
Arrow Image 4
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Trends

  • Houston are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
  • Houston are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against LA Dodgers.
  • Houston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
  • Houston are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games played on a Tuesday.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing as the underdog.
  • LA Dodgers are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers' last 9 games against Houston.
  • LA Dodgers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.
  • LA Dodgers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Houston.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games when playing as the favourite.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Dodgers' last 15 games played on a Tuesday when at home.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Michael BrantleyLF10-day IL (03/28), Shoulder
Lance McCullers Jr.SP15-day IL (03/30), Arm
Jose UrquidySP15-day IL (05/01), Shoulder
Name Position Inj Desc
Daniel HudsonRP60-day IL (03/27), Knee
Jimmy NelsonSP60-day IL (03/27), Elbow
Trayce ThompsonCF10-day IL (06/03), Oblique
Julio UriasSP15-day IL (05/19), Hamstring
Alex ReyesSP60-day IL (03/27), Shoulder
Dustin MaySP60-day IL (05/18), Elbow
Gavin Lux2BIs out for season, ACL
Ricky VanascoRPIs out indefinitely, Knee
Ryan PepiotSP60-day IL (03/27), Oblique
Tyler CyrRP60-day IL (05/21), Shoulder

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total Starter IP OPP. Starter
Oct 29, 2017LA13-12W+1137Dallas Keuchel3.20Clayton Kershaw
Oct 28, 2017LA2-6L-1068.50Charlie Morton6.10Alex Wood
Oct 27, 2017LA5-3W-1398Lance McCullers Jr.5.10Yu Darvish
Oct 25, 2017LA7-6W-1097.50Justin Verlander6Rich Hill
Oct 24, 2017LA1-3L+1677Dallas Keuchel6.20Clayton Kershaw
Oct 21, 2017NYY4-0W-1458Charlie Morton5CC Sabathia
Oct 20, 2017NYY7-1W-1507.50Justin Verlander7Luis Severino
Oct 18, 2017NYY0-5L+1008Dallas Keuchel4.20Masahiro Tanaka
Oct 17, 2017NYY4-6L+1058.50Lance McCullers Jr.6Sonny Gray
Oct 16, 2017NYY1-8L+1158.50Charlie Morton3.20CC Sabathia
View Game Logs
Date Opp Score SU Line Total Starter IP OPP. Starter
Oct 29, 2017HOU12-13L-1237Clayton Kershaw4.20Dallas Keuchel
Oct 28, 2017HOU6-2W-1048.50Alex Wood5.20Charlie Morton
Oct 27, 2017HOU3-5L+1298Yu Darvish1.20Lance McCullers Jr.
Oct 25, 2017HOU6-7L-1017.50Rich Hill4Justin Verlander
Oct 24, 2017HOU3-1W-1777Clayton Kershaw7Dallas Keuchel
Oct 19, 2017CHC11-1W-1427Clayton Kershaw6Jose Quintana
Oct 18, 2017CHC2-3L-1259.50Alex Wood4.20Jake Arrieta
Oct 17, 2017CHC6-1W-1028.50Yu Darvish6.10Kyle Hendricks
Oct 15, 2017CHC4-1W-1547.50Rich Hill5Jon Lester
Oct 14, 2017CHC5-2WEv-Clayton Kershaw5Jose Quintana
View Game Logs