Identical Records…
The second series that we are focusing on this weekend is between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. The Cubs and Astros both sit at 48-33 entering this series. On one hand, Chicago has a better run differential (+100) than Houston (+50). On the other hand, Houston has a better record (29-21) than Chicago (26-27) against teams with winning records. So something has to give in H-town this weekend.
Entering the season, both the Cubs and Astros were priced as favorites to win their respective decisions. Thus far, both are on the path to do so.
MLB:
Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
Series Price
Cubs (+120)
Astros (-145) WINNER
Moneyline
Cubs (Even)
Astros (-118) WINNER
Total
Over 8 (-120) WINNER
Under 8 (-102)
Runline
Cubs -1.5 (+158)
Astros +1.5 (-192) WINNER
Pitcher Strikeouts
Cade Horton Under 3.5 (+130)
Brandon Walter Over 4.5 (+118)
Player to Hit a Home Run
Seiya Suzuki (+360)
Kyle Tucker (+400)
Isaac Paredes (+430)
Christian Walker (+500)
Dansby Swanson (+520)
Jose Altuve (+600)
Carson Kelly (+600)
Ian Happ (+600)
Taylor Trammell (+600)
Yainer Diaz (+630) WINNER
Pete Crow-Armstrong (+630)
Victor Caratini (+750)
Jeremy Pena (+750)
Matt Shaw (+830)
Cam Smith (+830) WINNER
Justin Turner (+870)
Nico Hoerner (+900) WINNER
Jake Meyers (+900)
