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HOUSTON ASTROS	CHICAGO CUBS

12-31

October 2, 8:05 PM | Grass of Wrigley Field

18-24

RECENT FORM
TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP
HOU	12-32	-$1169	4-8	8-24
CHC	18-24	-$356	4-8	14-16

TEAM	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
HOU	1-1	11-31	27-15-2	-2.00
CHC	6-7	12-17	20-22	-0.05

SMART CHART
HOU		TEAM		CHC
4.02		RUNS		4.05
6.05		RUNS AGNST		4.10
-2.02		DIFF		-0.05
-$1,069		MONEY		-$356
5.61		TEAM ERA		3.66
8.35		OFF HITS		8.45
2.70		OFF WALKS		2.31
9.91		OFF Ks		7.17
10.47		DEF HITS		7.71
3.91		DEF WALKS		3.24
6.30		DEF Ks		7.48

UPDATED ODDS

Date	Teams	Opening	OddsShark.com	BETONLINE.ag	SportsBetting.ag	5Dimes.eu
10/02/2012	Houston	7½u-120	7½u-120	7½u-120	7½u-120	7½u-112
8:05 PM	Chi Cubs	-115	-115	-131	-131	-131

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

BUD NORRIS (R) ERA: 4.32 W/L: 4-4
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/13/2013	DET	L	2-7	O	5	-100
05/08/2013	LAA	W	3-1	U	8	130
05/03/2013	DET	L	3-4	U	7	-100

CHRIS VOLSTAD (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
10/02/2012	HOU	L	0-3	U	7	-131
09/27/2012	COL	L	5-7	O	3	-100
09/21/2012	STL	W	5-4	U	5	163

BULLPENS
Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 8⅔ innings in the last 3 games.	Chicago Cubs's relievers have pitched 12 innings in the last 3 games.

INJURIES
HOUSTON ASTROS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Ronny Cedeno	SS	Day-to-Day (illness)
Josh Fields	P	15-Day Disabled List
Justin Maxwell	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Bud Norris	P	Day-to-Day (back)
Alex White	P	60-Day Disabled List

CHICAGO CUBS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Scott Baker	P	60-Day Disabled List
Steve Clevenger	3B	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Garza	P	15-Day Disabled List
Arodys Vizcaino	P	60-Day Disabled List

BETTING TRENDS
HOUSTON ASTROS
No trends to report
CHICAGO CUBS
No trends to report

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL
DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WIN	HOME LINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
10/01/2012	Mon	HOU	3	CHC	0	HOU	-105	7½	U	L Harrell	J Berken
09/12/2012	Wed	CHC	5	HOU	1	CHC	105	8½	U	T Wood	F Abad
09/11/2012	Tue	CHC	0	HOU	1	HOU	-105	8½	U	J Germano	J Lyles
09/10/2012	Mon	CHC	4	HOU	1	CHC	-111	8½	U	C Volstad	D Keuchel
08/15/2012	Wed	HOU	2	CHC	7	CHC	-132	8½	O	B Norris	J Germano
08/14/2012	Tue	HOU	10	CHC	1	HOU	-120	8½	O	L Harrell	C Volstad
08/13/2012	Mon	HOU	1	CHC	7	CHC	-179	7½	O	A Galarraga	J Samardzija
07/01/2012	Sun	HOU	0	CHC	3	CHC	-114	8	U	Wandy Rodriguez	T Wood
06/30/2012	Sat	HOU	2	CHC	3	CHC	-143	7½	U	J Happ	M Garza
06/29/2012	Fri	HOU	0	CHC	4	CHC	-133	8	U	B Norris	P Maholm

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT
BUD NORRIS VS. CHICAGO CUBS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
10/02/2012	3-0	HOU	6	4	0	0	2	4	W
08/15/2012	7-2	CHC	3⅓	8	6	6	3	4	L
06/29/2012	4-0	CHC	6	7	4	4	1	1	L
05/21/2012	8-4	HOU	7	5	0	0	3	8	W
08/17/2011	4-3	HOU	5	6	3	3	3	5	W

CHRIS VOLSTAD VS. HOUSTON ASTROS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
10/02/2012	3-0	HOU	7	5	2	1	0	6	L
09/10/2012	4-1	CHC	5	4	1	1	5	4	W
08/14/2012	10-1	HOU	5	8	4	4	0	3	L
07/10/2011	5-4	FLA	6	7	3	3	1	6	W
08/21/2010	6-3	FLA	6	5	2	2	3	6	W

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES
HOUSTON ASTROS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/01/2012	Mon	3	at CHC	0	W	-105	7½	L Harrell	6	J Berken
09/30/2012	Sun	7	at MIL	0	W	-235	8½	J Lyles	9	M Fiers
09/29/2012	Sat	5	at MIL	9	L	-282	9	D Keuchel	2⅓	M Estrada
09/28/2012	Fri	7	at MIL	6	W	-275	8	Ed Gonzalez	5⅔	Y Gallardo
09/26/2012	Wed	2	STL	0	W	170	8	B Norris	7⅓	C Carpenter

CHICAGO CUBS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/01/2012	Mon	0	HOU	3	L	-105	7½	J Berken	4⅔	L Harrell
09/30/2012	Sun	7	at ARI	2	W	-183	9½	C Rusin	5	J Collmenter
09/29/2012	Sat	2	at ARI	8	L	-190	9½	J Germano	4⅓	T Cahill
09/28/2012	Fri	3	at ARI	8	L	-190	9	T Wood	5	I Kennedy
09/27/2012	Thu	5	at COL	7	L	-149	11	C Volstad	3	J Chacin

SUPERGRID
		RANK		RANK
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Overall Defense	4.0	13	4.1	7
Houston's Away Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Home Defense	4.3	9	4.6	13
Houston's Road ERA vs Chi Cubs's Home ERA Allowed	5.2	15	4.8	3
Chi Cubs's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.1	10	6.1	15
Chi Cubs's Home Scoring vs Houston's Road Defense	5.0	3	5.3	15
Chi Cubs's Home ERA vs Houston's Road ERA Allowed	4.2	13	4.2	8

TEAM WEATHER AND NEWS

HOUSTON

Houston Chronicle

CHICAGO

Chicago Tribune

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3
ASTROS
Astros are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 4.0 runs per game.
Astros have the third-lowest base on balls in the league at 2.7 per game.
Astros strike out more than any team in the league with 9.9 per game.
Astros are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 6.0 runs per game.
Astros have the worst hits allowed in the league, allowing 10.5 per game.
Astros give up the most free passes in the league allowing 3.9 per game.
Astros strike out the second least opponents in the league with 6.3 per game.
CUBS
Cubs trail the league in walks with 2.3 per game.
Cubs are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 7.7 per game.

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE
HOUSTON ASTROS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	12-32	6-16	6-16	1-1	11-31	27-15-2	4-8	8-24
vs Div	8-16	5-10	3-6	1-0	7-16	15-9	3-5	5-11
Last 10	2-8	0-4	2-4	0-0	2-8	6-4	0-2	2-6
vs AL	11-30	6-16	5-14	1-1	10-29	26-13-2	4-7	7-23
vs NL	1-2	0-0	1-2	0-0	1-2	1-2	0-1	1-1

CHICAGO CUBS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	18-24	10-13	8-11	6-7	12-17	20-22	4-8	14-16
vs Div	5-11	2-5	3-6	1-2	4-9	8-8	1-2	4-9
Last 10	6-4	4-3	2-1	3-1	3-3	7-3	1-2	5-2
vs AL	2-1	2-1	0-0	0-0	2-1	1-2	0-1	2-0
vs NL	16-23	8-12	8-11	6-7	10-16	19-20	4-7	12-16

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