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MLB: Indians vs. Astros Predictions

Major League Baseball betting sees the Cleveland Indians taking on the Houston Astros on Wednesday April 8 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long.

The highly thought of Indians will look to even their record with a win over Houston tonight.

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Cleveland Indians (0-1) vs. Houston Astros (1-0)
Wednesday April 8
8:10PM
Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
MLB Betting Line:  Cleveland -145, Houston +125
MLB Betting Total: 8
Probable Pitchers: CLE:  Carlos Carrasco (R) vs. HOU: Scott Feldman (R)
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Can the Astros be better than we thought?

Cleveland

It is just one game but when you have World Series hype, a Cy Young winner on the mound and facing a team that is expected to finish in last place you are supposed to get a win right.

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Instead the Indians lost, getting shutout in the process (thank goodness they had that off day to recover – joking).

They are back at against the Astros and you have to think we will see a better performance including some actual runs scored.

There is no reason to panic yet in Cleveland.

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Carlos Carrasco was brilliant down the stretch last season. When they moved him from the bullpen to the rotation in the second half he put up number equal to his Cy Young teammate Corey Kluber but now he has to prove it over a full season. He gets a good situation to start against a Houston lineup that has a lot of swing and miss guys.

It has power too but he should be able to fool some guys if he is on.

Houston

While the sky might have been falling in Cleveland the Astros could not have been happier with opening day. Dallas Keuchel seemed to pick up where he left off, they scratched out a few runs to win and new addition Luke Gregerson showed that he can close after being primarily a set up guy throughout his career.

There are a lot of ifs with this team but some positive momentum to start the year can only help. Pitching is their biggest weakness so we will see what they get on the mound in game two.

It is a sign that the Astros still have work to do that they are slotting in veteran righty Scott Feldman on Wednesday.

He has never had great stuff though he has been able to kick around from team to team because he takes the ball with regularity. What he does with it is another matter.

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He does have good career numbers against this current group of Indians hitters though.

MLB Betting Trends:

  • Under is 35-16 in CLE last 51 games as a favorite.
  • Under is 32-15 in CLE last 47 overall.
  • Under is 32-15 in CLE last 47 on grass.
  • Under is 20-6-1 in HOU last 27 overall.
  • Under is 20-6-1 in HOU last 27 on grass.
  • HOU are 3-7 in their last 10 games as an underdog.
  • Under is 20-5-2 in the last 27 meetings.
  • CLE are 11-3 in the last 14 meetings.

MLB Betting Prediction:  Cleveland -145

This is a very favourable matchup for the Indians as they look to get on the board.

MLB Score Prediction:  Cleveland 5 – Houston 1

I would probably fade Feldman in most spots too and the value is not terrible.

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By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.