MLB Betting News, Match-Ups and Trends For Thursday 10/10/19

Rays @ Astros (2-2)
Glasnow is 0-1, 2.51 in his last five starts (16.2 IP); he is 1-1, 2.89 in two starts vs Houston, and is 0-1, 4.15 in one playoff start.

Cole is 6-0, 1.03 in his last six starts; he is 1-2, 4.05 in four starts vs Tampa Bay, and is 3-3, 3.19 in six playoff starts.

Rays are in playoffs for first time since 2013. Tampa Bay is 1-3 in the ALCS, winning their first one in 2008, losing the last three.

Houston is in playoffs for 4th time in five years; they won 2017 World Series, lost ALCS LY. Astros are 5-6 vs Tampa Bay this year; home side won nine of the 11 games, including all four games in this series. Lot of pressure on the heavily favored Astros here.

Trend Report
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Houston Astros
Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Houston is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Houston
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston

Long Sheet

Thursday, October 10

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TAMPA BAY (99 - 68) at HOUSTON (109 - 57) - 7:07 PM
TYLER GLASNOW (R) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 189-140 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 25-13 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 80-67 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 129-95 (+20.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 117-70 (+30.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 79-72 (+21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 22-14 (+10.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 7-10 (-9.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
HOUSTON is 70-46 (-10.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 32-25 (-10.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOUSTON is 90-73 (-20.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 46-40 (-17.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 6-5 (+3.6 Units) against HOUSTON this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

TYLER GLASNOW vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GLASNOW is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.501.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

GERRIT COLE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
COLE is 1-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 0.990.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

Dunkel

Thursday, October 10

Tampa Bay @ Houston

Game 951-952
October 10, 2019 @ 7:07 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Glasnow) 15.518
Houston
(Cole) 16.939
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-270
7
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-270); Under