The Houston Astros were one of the worst teams in the NL baseball betting last season but that slate was wiped clean when the 2010 MLB odds season got underway and the team is making the most of its opportunity. Picked by most baseball odds makers to finish at the bottom of the NL Central this team has been a pleasant surprise thus far in the sports betting (8-10) and is one of the hottest teams in baseball right now.

On April 30th the team will put its win streak on the line (3 wins in a row) when it heads to Atlanta to face the always competitive Braves. Atlanta has a strong starting rotation and one of the best young players in baseball betting in Jason Heyward but is in the midst of its worst slump of the young MLB odds action. Read more…

If the baseball betting season were to end today (an absurd prospect considering that we’re not even two weeks into the 2010 MLB betting season) the Cards would once again be NL Central champs and the Astros would once again end the MLB wagering season in the cellar. And even though there’s still may games to be played this year on the MLB betting calendar the baseball odds are very high that these two teams will finish the regular season in the same position in the standings as they are right now.

The Cards have jumped out to an early lead in the NL Central with a 5-2 record while the Astros have fallen into last place in the baseball betting division. Actually, that should be clarified. The ‘Stros haven’t just fallen into last place in the NL Central betting, they’ve fallen into last place in the entire MLB odds betting action and are the only team in the league yet to win a single game. Houston’s 0-7 start is the ultimate monument to baseball betting futility and the saddest thing about it the fact that it might be some time before this team gets a single notch in the MLB odds win column. Read more…

In the world of MLB odds matchups there two kinds of matchups: evenly matched baseball odds competitions and blowouts. When the Houston Astros visit the St Louis Cardinals on April 14th it will be the latter.

The Astros have been far and away the worst team in the MLB betting so far in 2010 and there is little reason to believe that this team’s fate in the MLB odds competition is going to change any time quickly. The team is 0-7 and is off to one of the worst starts in franchise history. Aside from a few aging bats one strong starter this team is one of the weakest in baseball betting. Read more…