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MLB Prediction Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros: The Chicago Cubs (67-45) continue to lead the National League Central by 5 games over the Milwaukee Brewers (62-50). Chicago comes into tonight’s contest, against the Houston Astros (53-57), winners of their last 2 games, as they are 7-3 in their last 10, and have a solid home record of 41-15. Game 1 of this 3-game set from Wrigley Field, has a scheduled start time of 6:05 PM CT (7:05 PM ET) and can be seen live on ESPN/HD. At BetUS.com, the Chicago Cubs are -240 betting odds favorites against the Houston Astros (+200) in game 1.  The Houston Astros also come into this game 1 playing some good baseball. The Astros are riding a 3-game winning streak, as they are also 7-3 in their last 10 games, but have a road record of just 24-31. The Houston Astros, despite being way behind in the playoff race (13 GB in NLC and 8 in WC) they have proven to be a tough opponent, and to some even a spoiler. The OVER/UNDER for this MLB Prediction: Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros is 10 total runs. Houston is coming off a series sweep of the New York Mets (58-53), which in turn has dropped NY to 3rd place in the NL East. They also took 2 out of 3 (at the end of July) from the Milwaukee Brewers (62-50), as they were inching very close to the top spot in the NL central. The Brewers are now 5 games back of first place. Tonight, Houston will have the tough task of trying to beat RHP Ryan Dempster (12-4, 2.90, 126 K, 58 BB in 145.2 IP). The Astros will be counting on a solid start from their veteran RHP Brian Moehler (6-4, 4.23, 50 K, 26 BB, in 93.2 IP). Get your MLB Prediction: Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros at OnlineSportsHandicapping.com, where I'm "AlwaysHot".
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