well I personally wouldn't touch it, as I hate betting against a solid team like houston who's on a 5 game skid due for a win, and playing at home. But if that 5 game losing streak wasn't a factor I'd take cubs, as c. zambrano is by far their most consistent starter at home and on the road. His era on the road 2.36 in 34 ip. OBP is nice at .260, slightly higher on the road at .285 and walks/hits IP 0.92
My main reason for betting on the cubs would be however roy oswalt performance this season. It's been decent at best. Era is 3.73. Thats pretty decent, but somethings definetly wrong, because his team is only 2-7 in his starts and 1-4 at home. ???? That brings up huge question marks..Maybe not getting enough run support, but wait..this is the top run producing team in the league ..I dunno, I just know I've made a pretty penny betting against him when the books put him at -200 and up odds, which is also another reason he's at the bottom of the money standings. And I mean the bottom...Dead last sitting on $-1175 for the season..The second worst is Pineiro over in sea with $-845
Zambrano is sitting at 11th in the money standings..Oh yea..Oswalt is 192nd.
Sometimes the pick seem so easy statistic wise...but this game comes down to will today..Those astro's will be fighting hard to stop that skid today at home, which is why I won't touch it. But you got my lean