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Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
Power Ranking
Chicago 4
Houston 7
Smart Chart
  • CHC
  • 4.48
  • 4.21
  • 0.00
  • 8.00
  • 3.37
  • 8.04
  • 2.96
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Team ERA
  • Offensive Hits
  • Offensive Walks
  • Defensive Hits
  • Defensive Walks
  • HOU
  • 4.56
  • 3.98
  • 0.00
  • 8.97
  • 2.71
  • 7.56
  • 3.53
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Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros

The Houston Astros will look to bolster their win total and reward those moneyline betting when the Chicago Cubs invade Minute Maid Park on Saturday.

The match puts starter John Lackey for the Chicago Cubs on the hill facing Collin McHugh for the Houston Astros. Lackey brings a 9-7 mark to the game, while McHugh is 9-10 to date on the season.

Team Record
Chicago Cubs
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record 90-50 7-3 38-18 14-4 76-46
Home 51-20 5-1 20-8 8-2 43-18
Away 39-30 2-2 18-10 6-2 33-28
Fave 85-43 7-3 36-17 14-4 71-39
Dog 4-7 0-0 2-1 0-0 4-7
O/U 65-69-6 4-6 33-21-2 4-12-2 61-57-4
vs LHP 28-16 0-1 13-3 5-2 23-14
vs RHP 62-34 7-2 25-15 9-2 53-32
Team Record
Houston Astros
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record 74-67 5-5 32-25 64-59 10-8
Home 39-30 2-1 20-9 36-25 3-5
Away 35-37 3-4 12-16 28-34 7-3
Fave 53-47 3-1 24-20 47-40 6-7
Dog 20-20 2-4 8-5 16-19 4-1
O/U 64-70-7 5-5 22-31-4 55-62-6 9-8-1
vs LHP 23-23 1-2 10-11 17-20 6-3
vs RHP 51-44 4-3 22-14 47-39 4-5
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Chicago Cubs
John Lackey (9-8) ERA: 3.35
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Sep 4, 2016 SF W 3-2 U 5 73
Aug 14, 2016 STL L 4-6 O 6.2 -100
Aug 9, 2016 LAA W 5-1 U 8 43
Houston Astros
Collin McHugh (10-10) ERA: 4.86
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Sep 4, 2016 TEX W 7-6 O 4.1 141
Aug 30, 2016 OAK W 3-1 U 6 53
Aug 24, 2016 PIT W 5-4 O 5 119
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Chicago Cubs
John Lackey (9-8) ERA: 3.35
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Jul 11, 2014 8-3 BOS 6 4 2 2 5 3 Win
Aug 5, 2013 2-0 HOU 6 8 2 2 2 10 Loss
Apr 28, 2013 6-1 BOS 6 5 1 1 2 4 Win
Jun 18, 2007 10-9 LAA 4.2 4 6 6 4 4 No Decision
Houston Astros
Collin McHugh (10-10) ERA: 4.86
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB Database Teams Runs Scored Line Total O/U Pitcher
Sep 9, 2016 CHC 2 126 7.5 Under Jon Lester (L)
HOU 0 Joe Musgrove (R)
Jun 23, 2013 HOU 6 -172 9 Over Jordan Lyles (R)
CHC 14 Jeff Samardzija (R)
Jun 22, 2013 HOU 4 -132 9.5 Under Bud Norris (R)
CHC 3 Travis Wood (L)
Jun 21, 2013 HOU 1 -175 10 Under Dallas Keuchel (L)
CHC 3 Matt Garza (R)
Oct 3, 2012 HOU 4 -121 8 Over Edgar Gonzalez (R)
CHC 5 Travis Wood (L)
Oct 2, 2012 HOU 3 -131 7.5 Under Bud Norris (R)
CHC 0 Chris Volstad (R)
Oct 1, 2012 HOU 3 -105 7.5 Under Lucas Harrell (R)
CHC 0 Jason Berken (R)
Sep 12, 2012 CHC 5 105 8.5 Under Travis Wood (L)
HOU 1 Fernando Abad (L)
Sep 11, 2012 CHC 0 -105 8.5 Under Justin Germano (R)
HOU 1 Jordan Lyles (R)
Sep 10, 2012 CHC 4 -111 8.5 Under Chris Volstad (R)
HOU 1 Dallas Keuchel (L)
Betting Odds Trends
Chicago Cubs
  • Chi Cubs is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
  • Chi Cubs is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
  • Chi Cubs is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
  • Chi Cubs is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
  • Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
  • The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing Houston
  • Chi Cubs is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Betting Odds Trends
Houston Astros
  • Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
  • Houston is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home
  • Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
  • Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
  • The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
  • Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
  • Miguel Amaya C 10 Day IL, Strained left oblique
Injuries
Houston Astros
  • Chas McCormick LF 10 Day IL, Left oblique strain
Last 5 Games
Chicago Cubs
View Game Logs
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Sep 9, 2016 HOU 2-0 W -136 7.5 Jon Lester 7 A Joe Musgrove
Sep 7, 2016 MIL 1-2 L -168 9.5 Mike Montgomery 5 A Matt Garza
Sep 6, 2016 MIL 5-12 L -166 9 Jason Hammel 5.2 A Wily Peralta
Sep 5, 2016 MIL 7-2 W -188 8 Kyle Hendricks 6 A Zach Davies
Sep 4, 2016 SF 3-2 W -136 8 John Lackey 5 H Johnny Cueto
Houston Astros
View Game Logs
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Sep 9, 2016 CHC 0-2 L +126 7.5 Joe Musgrove 6 H Jon Lester
Sep 8, 2016 CLE 7-10 L +140 9 David Paulino 3 A Trevor Bauer
Sep 7, 2016 CLE 5-6 L +170 8.5 Doug Fister 4.1 A Carlos Carrasco
Sep 6, 2016 CLE 4-3 W +185 8.5 Brad Peacock 3.2 A Corey Kluber
Sep 5, 2016 CLE 6-2 W -116 8.5 Mike Fiers 5 A Mike Clevinger
Stats Comparison
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros

Runs Scored

4.48 4.56

Runs Allowed

4.21 3.98

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.83 4.69

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.78 3.83

Starter ERA

3.35 4.86
Stats Comparison
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros

Offensive Hits

8.00 8.97

Hits Allowed

8.04 7.56

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

7.1 11.2

Offensive Walks

3.37 2.71

Defensive Walks

2.96 3.53

Wins Last 10 Games

7 5
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 4.48 14 3.98 4
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.83 9 3.83 4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 4.56 12 4.21 11
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 4.69 10 4.78 26
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