Look at the bat vs pitching stats for Myers, Howard has faced him 3 times and SO 3 times. Ibanez 6 AB and 2 SO with 1 hit. Victorino 6 AB 0 Hits. Ruiz is the only one that has homered off him.
Astros can hit Halladay and are successful in doing so... Carlos Lee 26 AB and 3 homers. Bourn 7 AB 1 homer, Pence 3 AB 1 Homer, Chris Johnson 4 AB 3 Hits with one being a double.
Looking over the limited amount of bats against Halladay I feel confident the Astros can still have enough success to win this straight up. Myers has the experience and can perform very well today.
I think +240 is a bargain especially when this game is the first of the season and anything can happen so early in the season. People laying down -300 on ANY team this early of the season are just
ASTROS can win this game people and I think with the weather being the way it is today, it favours them as well.
This game is like that Detroit Red Wings game. Phillies are a huge fav. everyone taking them.. when statistically the astros have a 40-50% chance of winning