It takes a lot for me to bet a baseball game -145 to -150.
Astros are 2-6 in the last 8 games that oswalt has started and the dodgers have had success vs oswalt in the past.
<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR class=oddrow><TD colSpan=20></TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left width=130>OPPOSING HITTER</TD><TD width=35>
AB</TD><TD width=35>
H</TD><TD width=35>
2B</TD><TD width=35>
3B</TD><TD width=35>
HR</TD><TD width=35>
RBI</TD><TD width=35>
BB</TD><TD width=35>
SO</TD><TD width=50>
BA</TD><TD width=50>
OBP</TD><TD width=50>
SLG</TD><TD width=50>
OPS</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Juan Pierre</TD><TD class=sortcell>34</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>.353</TD><TD>.371</TD><TD>.412</TD><TD>.783</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
Gary Bennett</TD><TD class=sortcell>21</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>.190</TD><TD>.190</TD><TD>.190</TD><TD>.381</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Andruw Jones</TD><TD class=sortcell>13</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>.538</TD><TD>.538</TD><TD>.615</TD><TD>1.154</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
Mark Sweeney</TD><TD class=sortcell>12</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>.308</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>.808</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Jeff Kent</TD><TD class=sortcell>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>.364</TD><TD>.364</TD><TD>.364</TD><TD>.727</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
Nomar Garciaparra</TD><TD class=sortcell>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>.364</TD><TD>.364</TD><TD>.909</TD><TD>1.273</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Rafael Furcal</TD><TD class=sortcell>11</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>.364</TD><TD>.385</TD><TD>.545</TD><TD>.930</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
Angel Berroa</TD><TD class=sortcell>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>.500</TD><TD>.750</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Russell Martin</TD><TD class=sortcell>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
James Loney</TD><TD class=sortcell>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>.250</TD><TD>.500</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Danny Ardoin</TD><TD class=sortcell>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>.333</TD><TD>.333</TD><TD>.667</TD><TD>1.000</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
Andre Ethier</TD><TD class=sortcell>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.333</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.333</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>
Chad Billingsley</TD><TD class=sortcell>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>
Matt Kemp</TD><TD class=sortcell>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD><TD>.000</TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left>Totals</TD><TD>132</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>.311</TD><TD>.328</TD><TD>.432</TD><TD>.760</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
I like how Oswalt has been pitching of late though and i also LOVE the situation.
Astros have zero AB against stults though and we have seen all year and decade long how that has played out for batters, though less so when young pitchers are AWAY in hitters parks.
line seems about right to me. I like the astros to win here but not enough for me to lay that kind of number.