Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros 5/29/19 Odds, Preview, and Prediction

Kyle Hendricks will start on top of the mound for the Cubs in Game 2 of their current set against the Astros. The 29-year old from Newport Beach in California has started in a total of 10 games this season and has a record of 4-4 with an ERA of 3.34, a WHIP of 1.18, and a BAA of .254. The Cubs have won five out of the 10 games he’s started this season.

Hendricks has allowed a total of 30 runs this season ( 30 earned ) on 61 hits with 6 home runs yielded. He has also struck out a total of 54 batters while walking 12 hitters in a total of 62.0 innings pitched this season. In his last start, Hendricks gave up three runs on six hits in 6.0 innings of work against the Reds last May 24th He got the loss as the Cubs dropped the game 5-6.

Wilson Contreras leads the Cubs with his .312 batting average. On the other hand, Anthony Rizzo has a total of 42 RBIs and 15 home runs to lead Chicago this season. As a team, the Cubs are hitting at a  batting average of .258 with a total of 280 runs scored on the season.

Wade Miley gets the call to open on top of the hill for the Astros. The 32-year old former  SE Louisiana product has started in a total of 11 games this season and has racked up a record of 5-2 with an ERA of 3.32, a WHIP of 2.26  and a BAA of .238. The Astros are 8-2 in Miley’s last 10 starts.

The left-hander has yielded a total of 23 earned runs on 57 hits with nine home runs. Miley has fanned a total of 45 batters and walked 15 others. In his last start, Miley gave up just one earned run on four hits and got the win as the Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-3 last May 24th.

Michael Brantley has the best batting average in Houston at .320. Meanwhile, George Springer leads the Astros with 43 RBIs and 17 home runs this season while batting at a .308 clip. As a team, Houston is batting at .276 on the season and the team has produced a total of 285 yards this year.

Who Wins?

Chicago is 4-6 SU in their last 10 games played. The Cubs are 1-2 SU in their last three games played on the road. Houston is 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played. The Astros are 5-3 SU in their last eight games played at home. Head to head, the Cubs are 5-3 in their last eight games against the Astros but Houston is 6-4 SU in their last 10 home games against the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs are 5-2 SU in Hendricks’ last seven starts and 6-3 SU in his last nine starts on the road. The Astros are 8-2 in Miley’s last 10 starts and 5-0 in his last five starts in Houston. Miley’s teams are 7-2 SU in his last nine starts against the Cubs and 4-1 SU in his last five home starts against Chicago.

Chicago is 0-3 SU in their last three games as underdogs and 3-6 SU in their last nine games against a left-handed starter. Houston is 5-3 SU in their last eight games as favorites and the Astros are 3-2 SU in their last five games against a right-handed starting pitcher. The Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last six Wednesday games, 9-3 SU in their last dozen Game 3s of a series and 4-1 SU in Hendricks’ last five starts. The Astros are 37-16 SU in their last 53 home games played, 56-26 SU in their last 82 Wednesday games and 6-1 in Miley’s last seven starts.

Hendricks hasn’t pitched well on the road with an ERA of six away from home while allowing a batting average of .316. Miley meanwhile has an ERA of 2.15 at home while allowing opponents to hit at .183. The latter has also won nine starts at home betting favorite and the Astros are 15-3 in his last 18 starts overall. Add the fact that Houston’s offense is having a good stretch and you can’t say no to this cheap price for the Astros. I’m picking the Houston Astros to beat the Chicago Cubs on 5/29/19.

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The Cubs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games played and Chicago is 1-2 ATS in their last three games played on the road. The Astros are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games played and Houston is 3-5 ATS in their last eight games played at home.

Chicago has outscored Houston by an average of 0.8 runs in their last 10 games played and Three out of the Astros’ last five wins have come by one run. Game 1 of this series was decided by just one run and four out of their last nine overall meetings were decided by one run. I think this is going to be a close game. I’m picking the Astros to win by will play it safe and take the plus 1.5 runs and go with the Cubs here. Prediction Cubs +1.5

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The total has gone over in eight out of the last 10 games played by the Cubs. Chicago has seen the total go over in two out of their last three road games played. The under is 8-2 in the last 10 games played by the Astros. The under is 6-2 in Houston’s last eight games at home. Head to head, the under is 6-4 in the last 10 games played between these two teams. The under is also 7-3 in their last 10 meetings in Houston.

The over is 3-2 in Hendricks’ last five starts but the total has gone under in four out of his last seven starts on the road. The under is 6-4 in Miley’s last 10 starts and 4-1 in his last five starts in Houston. The Astros have scored 15 runs in the first two games of this series and the total for each game has been over 10 runs. With the way the Astros have been piling up the runs, I expect another high-scoring game between these two teams. Prediction: Over 9

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