The set-up: LA had yesterday off to travel for this contest, while Houston had a game at home vs. the Mariners. Walker Buehler gets the nod for the visitors and he was 14-4 with a 3.26 ERA last year, but note that he saw limited action in his spring tune-up, working just two innings the other night, his longest outing of the session.

The pick: Framber Valdez gets the call for the home side and he was an unremarkable 4-7 with a 5.86 ERA last year. That included a 1.67 WHIP over 70.2 innings of work (was an extremely poor 2-5 with a 7.46 ERA in all "night" games as well.) Finally note that the Astros have seen the total go over the number in nine of their last 11 interleague home games as an underdog in the +105 to +145 range. I'm banking on a slug-fest from start to finish.

8* LINE-MAKER MISTAKE on the OVER Dodgers/Astros.