Cubs vs. Astros Odds & Betting Predictions - May 18, 2023

Cubs at Astros

12:10 am • SportsNet SW

Chicago Cubs

29-19

6 - 7

Houston Astros

19-30

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.France			3.83	11-6
D.Smyly			5.00	11-11

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs 29-19	N/A	N/A	N/A
Astros 19-30	N/A	N/A	N/A

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May 18, 2023

Daikin ParkHouston

Y.Alvarez o1.5 Total Bases-125

$1.25

D.Smyly o3.5 Ks+100

Over 8.5-114

Over 8.5-115

0.5u

CHC +136

Smyly 4.27 SIERA/2.94, France 4.37 SIERA thru 2 starts, projects just slightly higher - offenses have been very comparable - CHC def actually better by 6 Runs Prevented - HOU better pen, but F5 line a bit lower.

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The Astros are 10-6 (.625) vs the top 10 runs allowed teams this season -- tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .413.

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MLB Public Betting

Astros are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Astros are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Astros are 8-15 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Astros' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 16 of Astros' 26 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Astros	19-30	11-15	8-15	4-11	15-18
Cubs	21-27	12-12	9-15	14-17	7-10

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Astros	27-18-4	16-9-1	11-9-3	9-6	17-12-4
Cubs	28-20	14-10	14-10	17-14	11-6

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Astros	19-30	12-14	7-16	5-10	14-19
Cubs	29-19	18-6	11-13	21-10	8-9

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 17th	CHC	W 7-3	-	-	-
May 16th	CHC	W 6-4	-	-	-
May 14th	@CWS	W 4-3	-	-	-
May 13th	@CWS	L 1-3	-	-	-
May 13th	@CWS	W 5-1	-	-	-

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LD.Smyly, P	84	6	8	1
RA.Alzolay, P	18	1	1	0
RM.Leiter, P	22	1	3	2
RK.Thompson, P	9	0	0	3
LB.Hughes, P	8	0.1	0	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1C.Morel, CF	3-5	2	1	1
2D.Swanson, SS	1-6	1	0	1
3I.Happ, LF	2-3	1	0	1
4S.Suzuki, RF	3-3	2	2	3
5P.Wisdom, 3B	1-5	0	0	0
6M.Mervis, 1B	0-5	0	0	0
7T.Mancini, DH	2-5	0	0	0
8Y.Gomes, C	0-5	0	0	0
9M.Mastrobuoni, 2B	1-2	0	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.France, P	72	3.2	2	6
RS.Martinez, P	19	1.1	1	0
RR.Stanek, P	24	1	2	0
RR.Montero, P	20	1	1	0
RH.Neris, P	17	1	1	0
RB.Abreu, P	22	1	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Pena, SS	2-5	2	0	0
2A.Bregman, 3B	3-4	3	1	2
3Y.Alvarez, LF	0-5	0	0	0
4K.Tucker, DH	3-5	0	0	2
5J.Abreu, 1B	1-4	0	0	1
6C.McCormick, RF	0-4	0	0	0
7Y.Diaz, C	2-4	1	0	0
8J.Meyers, CF	2-4	1	1	2
9D.Hensley, 2B	0-3	0	0	0
9M.Dubon, PH	0-0	0	0	0