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"May 31, 8:40 PM | GrassCoors FieldHouston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Odds22-28TEAM RECORD20-29The Rockies get a visit from the Houston Astros in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.The match puts starter Bud Norris for the Astros on the hill facing Jeremy Guthrie for the Rockies. Norris brings a 5-1 mark to the game, while Guthrie is 2-3 to date on the season.View Houston vs Colorado Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Sportsbooks had installed the Rockies as -110 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 10 before betting started to move the line.Power Rankings: It&amp;#039;s a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 8-rated Rockies and the league No. 4-ranked Astros, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Astros rank No. 9 in the National League at 8.4 hits per game. That compares with Colorado&amp;rsquo;s No. 5 ranking in that category.Defensively, Houston features the National League&amp;#039;s No. 14-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.1 runs per game. Colorado, meanwhile, comes in at No. 1 in the National League at home, scoring 6.4 runs per game.The Astros were a 13-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rockies. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -166 on the moneyline, while the total score (18) was good news for OVER bettors. Houston looks to rebound from a loss to the Rockies, who beat them 13-5 on Wednesday behind a start from Christian Friedrich at Coors Field.Houston Astros Trends:When playing on Thursday are 7-3Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5After playing Colorado are 6-4After a loss are 3-7Colorado Rockies Trends:When playing on Thursday are 3-7Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6After playing Houston are 4-6After a win are 4-6A few Astros at Rockies trends to consider:The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing on the road against ColoradoThe total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston&amp;#039;s last 7 games when playing ColoradoThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston&amp;#039;s last 5 games on the roadThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado&amp;#039;s last 5 games at homeColorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against HoustonThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing at home against HoustonNext up:Houston home to Cincinnati, Friday, June 1Colorado home to LA Dodgers, Friday, June 1"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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