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Preflop with mid-connectors - what are the odds of hitting a straight

Say I have 7d8h (suit is irrelevant). Preflop, what are the odds I hit a straight.
 
I get ~8.7 which seems low to me but I am overcounting in my formula.
 
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%284*4*4*ncr%2834%2C2%29*4+%2B+ncr%...