Thursday, July 14, 2011

MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at PETCO Park.

The Giants will give the ball to starter Madison Bumgarner in this one. Lefthander Bumgarner is 4-9 this season with a 3.87 ERA.

The Padres will counter Bumgarner with Aaron Harang. Righthander Harang has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 7-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 101-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total is sitting at 6.

The Giants were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at -151 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.

The Padres were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak: San Francisco has won 2 straight games. San Diego has lost 5 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 52-40 SU San Diego: 40-52 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing San Diego are 2-8 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a win are 7-3

San Diego most recently: When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing San Francisco are 6-4 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing San Diego San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Francisco's last 17 games when playing on the road against San Diego San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Diego's last 17 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Next up: San Diego home to San Francisco, Friday, July 15

MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

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