This is a 10* on OVER

The Astros and Dodgers are two of baseball's best. They are also the two highest scoring teams. Houston averages 5.5 runs/game. Los Angeles averages 5.2. Now last night’s game was low-scoring, a 3-0 win by the Astros. But you should expect something different tonight. Though they are being forced to send the pitcher up to bat here, the Astros did just fine under the same circumstances in their last series. Facing San Francisco, who has permitted the least number of runs in MLB in 2021, they still scored an average of six runs/game. They average 5.8/game on the road, which is #1 in baseball. The Dodgers scored 13 times in a win Sunday over Arizona. So you should expect them to bounce back from just their fourth shutout loss of the season. Max Scherzer is making his Dodgers’ debut tonight. It will be interesting to see if there is an adjustment period. He arrives in LA with a 6.48 ERA in his last three starts. Even worse is Astros’ starter Jake Odorizzi as he has a 6.75 ERA his last three starts. Odorizzi’s last three starts have all gone Over. The Over is 35-17-5 when the Dodgers are coming off a loss. Play on OVER

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