The Chicago Cubs will be going for their fourth win in the past five games when they play the second of a three-game series against the Houston Astros Tuesday.
Chicago is a -110 pick’em and the over/under total is 7 in MLB Betting at betED.com.
The Cubs are 46-54 Su this season and the Astros are 40-59.
Chicago will start lefty Ted Lilly, who is 3-8 with a 3.88 ERA. Houston will counter with righthander Brett Myers, who is 7-6 with a 3.24 ERA.
Chicago beat Houston 5-2 in the opener on Monday as a -120 moneyline favorite. The score went under the total of 8.
The total has gone under in four of the Cubs last five games, but has gone over in six of the Cubs last nine games on the road, and in four of the past six meetings between the Cubs and the Astros.
The Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last six games overall and 6-3 SU in their last nine games on the road.
The total has gone over in six of Houston’s last nine games. Houston is 2-4 SU in its last six games.
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