Astros-Giants Pointers

The Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at AT&T Park.

The Astros will give the ball to ace starter Roy Oswalt in this one. Righthander Oswalt is 3-3 this season with a 5.33 ERA.

The Giants will counter Oswalt with Barry Zito. Lefthander Zito has a 6.95 ERA to go along with a 0-7 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Astros defeated the Dodgers 8-5 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).

Hunter Pence was 3-4 with two RBI, two runs scored and two steals for Houston, while Miguel Tejada was 2-4 and scored two runs in the win.

The Giants defeated Philadelphia 4-3 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Steve Holm hit a two-run home run for San Francisco, while Bengie Molina was 2-2 and scored a pair of runs in the win.

Current streak:
Houston has won 3 straight games.
San Francisco has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Houston: 21-17 SU
San Francisco: 16-22 SU

Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games

Next up:
San Francisco home to Houston, Tuesday, May 13

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