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<p>At 7:40 PM ET, the Astros and Cubs will square off in an interleague matchup. This one is being played at Wrigley Field in Chicago and features a Cubs club that is 13-9 this season. As for the Astros, they are 7-16.</p>

<p>Tuesday night's pitching matchup is J.P. France for the Astros up against Jordan Wicks for the Cubs. Chicago comes into this one as the slight favorite, with money line odds of -106. The over/under line is at 10 runs.</p><h3>HOUSTON ASTROS VS CHICAGO CUBS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Houston Astros Moneyline -115</p><p>This game will be played at Wrigley Field at 7:40 ET on Tuesday, April 23rd.</p><h3>HOW TO BET THE ASTROS VS CUBS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Astros winning by a score of 6 to 5</li><li>However, if you're looking for a run line pick, we like the Cubs to cover</li><li>As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over</li></ul><h3>Astros Records & Stats</h3><p>Houston closed out their series vs. the Nationals with a 6-0 loss. Heading into the game, the Astros were the heavy favorite at -170. Things really got away from the Astros in the 1st inning, as the Nationals scored three runs in the inning. Houston's offense didn't score their first run until the 5th.</p>

<p>Hunter Brown got the start for the Astros and took the loss. He only lasted four innings, giving up three earned runs. Offensively, the Astros had four fewer hits than the Nationals but didn't score a run. Chas McCormick had two hits and scored the team's only run.</p><p>Houston comes into today's game vs. the Cubs having lost two straight games and are 7-16 overall this season. The Astros are in 5th place in the AL West, and they trail the Rangers by five games. The Astros have gone 4-3 against other teams in the AL West.</p>

<p>So far, Houston has really struggled at home, going 4-9, and they have been just slightly better on the road at 3-7. As the favorite, the Astros are 5-13 this year, and they are 2-3 as the underdog. This season, the Astros are 2-6 in day games.</p><p>The Astros are 8-15 against the run line this season, including a 3-7 mark on the road. They have failed to cover the run line in two straight games and are just 5-13 against the run line when favored. Their average run margin for the season is -1.2 runs per game.</p><p>The Astros have had a combined run average of 9.6 this season, and their over/under record is 8-13. They have played 18 games with over/under lines under 10, and their under streak is currently at 2 games. Their over/under record when the line is set at 10 runs is 2-1, and they have played two games this season with over/under lines set at 10 runs.</p><p>After a rough start to the season, J.P. France has a chance to pick up his first win of the season on the road against the Cubs. France has taken the loss in both of his starts this season, but he has been able to get into the 5th inning in both outings. In his last start, he went 5 innings and gave up 2 earned runs.</p><p>For the season, the Astros are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. However, they have been better at home, averaging 4.8 runs per game. Houston has been a good home run hitting team so far and have the league's best team batting average. As a team, they have been the toughest team to strike out in the league.</p>

<p>Jose Altuve comes into the game with a team-high five homers and is batting .351 for the season. Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez are also tied for the team lead with five homers. Over his last nine games, Tucker has gone 10/30 with three homers and 10 RBIs. Altuve has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 13/40 with two homers in his last nine games.</p><h3>Cubs Records & Stats</h3><p>The Cubs will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Marlins with a 6-3 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 4th inning before the Marlins scored three runs in the top of the 4th. Chicago was the -125 favorite at home going into the game.</p>

<p>Kyle Hendricks took the loss, going only four innings and giving up four earned runs on six hits. The Cubs also issued three walks in thejson to the Marlins. Nico Hoerner had a good day at the plate, going 3/5 with two doubles, two RBIs, and a run scored. Mike Tauchman was the only other Cubs player with more than one hit, going 2/4 with two runs scored.</p><p>Chicago is 13-9 overall this season and is in 2nd place in the NL Central, 1.5 games behind the Brewers. The Cubs are getting ready to host the Astros and have an overall series record of 4-2-1. At home, the Cubs are 7-3 this year and have gone 6-6 on the road.</p>

<p>The Cubs have been good as the favorite this season, going 6-2, and they are 7-7 when listed as the underdog. Chicago just dropped the final game of their series vs. the Marlins and split the series 2-2. Before that, they won two of three games vs. the Diamondbacks.</p><p>The Cubs have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 15-7 overall. They have been particularly strong as the underdog, going 10-4 against the run line in those games. They have also been profitable on the run line on the road, going 9-3 so far this season. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.6, while it drops to -3.2 in losses.</p><p>Today's over/under line of 10 runs is the highest of the season for the Cubs, who have had just one game with a line of 10 runs or higher this season, and that game went over. The Cubs are 11-11 on the over/under this season, and their games have averaged 8 runs per game.</p><p>After starting the season with a pair of losses, Jordan Wicks has a no-decision in his last outing. He is still looking for his first win, and today he is at home against the Astros. Wicks has gone 4 innings in each of his first 3 starts and has struck out 18 batters in 12 1/3 innings.</p><p>The Cubs come into the game with the league's 6th best scoring offense at 5.4 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 6.2 runs per contest. As a team, they are also among the league leaders in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. Chicago has been good at avoiding strikeouts this season, as they have the 10th fewest strikeouts in the league.</p>

<p>Michael Busch and Cody Bellinger have been the Cubs' top power threats this season, with Busch leading the team with six homers and Bellinger right behind him at four. Bellinger has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 7/20 in his last five games with two homers and five RBIs. Nico Hoerner has also been swinging a hot bat, going 12/28 in his last six games.</p>

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The Chicago Bears finally got a breakout game from their offense last week, but as far as sustained results are concerned, we're not sure they're ready for that yet.

The Minnesota Vikings may have some issues to sort out on special teams if they are going to keep their hopes for a wild card berth alive.

The Bears and Vikings both have 7-6 records as they head into Sunday's game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
<h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>CHICAGO BEARS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 1 PM ET (Sunday)</strong></span></h3>
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Don't look now, but the Bears showed a real offense last week, in a rather unexpected 36-7 win over Houston. They had the numbers - an 80-yard run by David Montgomery, 267 passing yards from Mitchell Trubisky and 123 yards in catches from Allen Robinson.

So how much of that can be duplicated? We have seen way too much disappointment from this Chicago offense, which has been depressign on far too many occasions to think that suddenly it is coming around with Bill Lazor making play calls. If you remember, Matt Nagy, perhaps looking to take some pressure off himself, turned those responsibilities over to Lazor before the last meeting with Minnesota.

That didn't turn out too well, as the Bears managed just 165 yards. Nick Foles had absolutely no time to throw. And let's not forget why Trubisky was replaced by Foles in the first place. He was way too inconsistent and didn't have enough time to make plays.

Minnesota's defense has not necessarily been a stellar unit, but it is in no way as bad as they have in Houston. So don't get overly excited about last week's result.

The Vikings also hope that last week's result wasn't a harbinger of things to come. In their 26-14 loss to Tampa Bay, they could not protect Kirk Cousins, allowing him to be sacked six times. And while Minnesota had 27 first downs, they averaged only 4.4 yards per play. To top things off (or bottom them, as it were), kicker Dan Bailey missed three field goals - from 36, 46 and 54 yards. In the last two games, he's missed four field goals and three extra points. But head coach Mike Zimmer says he is sticking with Bailey, so he did not cut him.

The way we see it, the real battle in this game is between Minnesota's offensive line and Chicago's defensive front. And we're thinking the Vikings could conceivably win that battle, since they have the most dynamic force on the field in running back Dalvin Cook. But last time against the bears they averaged only three yards per carry. This team, which has run the ball 47.6% of the time, has reduced that to just 41% over the last three games.

Few teams run the ball as seldom as Chicago (just 34%), and this was the case even before Montgomery got injured. So expect that the Vikes will tee off on Trubisky or whoever else takes snaps for the Bears.

We're just not big Bears believers. It's not such a big matter of execution, but instead involves the offensive concept. And Minnesota seems to have a lot of that figured out. But Chicago may be able to force the Vikings into what they don't do best. These last three meetings have totaled 94 points. We'll go UNDER the total here.

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