Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction: Astros will get a revenge win

This week's edition of Monday Baseball comes from Houston's Minute Maid Park and features a Major League Baseball matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros.

Houston Astros - can not afford to lose again

Houston is a -145 favorite to win at home, and they will hope for a better result here. Houston have a record of 43-14 in their previous 57 games against teams that start a left-handed pitcher. They are also 8-3 in their last 11 games played between leagues, and the total has gone under in seven of their last three games played against teams from the NL East.

Philadelphia Phillies - on a good run

The Phillies have now won both of their head-to-head matchups against the Astros, the most recent of which was a 6-1 victory on Saturday. Philadelphia have a record of 5-1 in their last six games played away from home and a perfect 4-0 record in their last four games played against the AL West. The Phillies will go with Bailey Falter in the starting rotation for this game. Falter has a record of 0-4 with a 4.50 earned run average and 19 strikeouts so far this season.

Expert Betting Tips

We are picking over here. The pitching battle between Falter and Urquidy, two guys who would be the odd men out in their respective rotations more often than not if the lineup was healthy, is one that we just can't put our faith in. Both teams have struggled to keep runs off the scoreboard, and we think there might be some fireworks in store for us.