Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at Wrigley Field will be treated to a game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs when they take their seats on Wednesday.

The Astros will give the ball to starter Brett Myers in this one. Righthander Myers is 7-6 this season with a 3.35 ERA.

Myers’s opponent in this one will be Ted Lilly. The Cubs lefthander has a 4.07 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-5 with three dingers and seven runs batted in, as the Cubs hammered the Astros 14-7 on Tuesday night.

Chicago cashed as -240 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Derrek Lee was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the Cubs, as Andrew Cashner got the win in relief of Ryan Dempster for Chicago.

Chris Johnson went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two RBIs for Houston, while Brandon Lyon took the loss for the Astros after coming into the game following Wesley Wright.

Team records:
Houston: 38-56 SU
Chicago: 43-52 SU

Houston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 2-8
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
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 on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Houston is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi Cubs’s last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games

Next up:
Houston home to Cincinnati, Friday, July 23
Chi Cubs home to St. Louis, Friday, July 23

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