San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 20-13 Houston Astros play host to the 17-16 San Francisco Giants tonight in MLB action on the grass of Minute Maid Park, May 13, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Giants +130/Astros -140
O/U Total: 8.5
Pitching Matchup
Tim Hudson (R) W/L 1-3 WHIP 1.32 ERA 4.50
Brett Oberholtzer (L) First appearance of the season
San Francisco blasted Houston 8-1 last night. This is the first series between these two clubs since 2012 and the Giants have owned the Astros, going 9-1 in the last 10 matchups.
SF is 1-0 on their current road trip and 7-3 in their last 10 games. Houston is 0-1 on their current homestand and 2-6 in their past 8 games.
Hudson was a 7-2 loser at Miami last week, going 6.1 innings and allowing 6 runs. He does have 4 Q starts on the year.
This is Oberholtzer’s first game of the season. In his last 9 starts in 2014 he accumulated 1 win, 6 losses and 2 no decisions.
No Giants hitter has ever faced the young left-hander.
Astros OF Colby Rasmus is 6-14 (.429) off of Hudson and has hit 2 HRs off of the veteran right-hander. Only 4 other Houston hitters have ever faced Hudson before and they are a cumulative 1-15 (.067) off of him.
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San Francisco at Houston Betting Trends
San Francisco is 8-3 straight up in their last 11 games.
The Giants are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 road games against the Astros.
The game total has gone over in 5 of San Fran’s last 6 road games against Houston.
The Astros are 16-7 straight up in their last 23 games.
Houston is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 home games.
Injury Report
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Matt Cain P 15-Day Disabled List
Erik Cordier P 15-Day Disabled List
Travis Ishikawa 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Jake Peavy P 15-Day Disabled List
Hunter Pence OF 15-Day Disabled List
HOUSTON ASTROS
Jed Lowrie SS 15-Day Disabled List
Brad Peacock P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
San Francisco: 44%
Houston: 56%
Free MLB Prediction
San Francisco starter Tim Hudson has pitched well on the road this season with a 2.02 ERA in two starts both won by the Giants. He hasn’t faced the Astros since 2012, but has pitched well at Minute Maid Park. Brett Oberholtzer is making his first start this season and it wasn’t pretty last season for the lefthander who went 5-13 in 24 starts with a 4.39 ERA.
Take the San Francisco Giants +115
