Friday, May 23, 2008

Giants-Marlins Pointspread Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the San Francisco Giants on Friday when they battle the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium.
The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Barry Zito in this game. Zito has a 0-8 record and a 6.25 ERA this season.
It'll be Scott Olsen toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Lefthander Olsen is 4-1 with a 2.82 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Omar Vizquel's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning gave the Giants a 3-2 win over the Rockies in the rubber match last time out. The Giants won that game as +145 underdogs, while the team's played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Bengie Molina and Steve Holm drove in the other runs in the ninth for the Giants. Tyler Walker got the win in relief, and Brian Wilson picked up his 14th save.
The Marlins shut down the Diamondbacks 4-0 as +130 underdogs on Thursday. The four runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jorge Cantu and Wes Helms both drove in two runs apiece to lift the Marlins. Andrew Miller went seven innings on the mound for the win, allowing five hits.
Current streak:
San Francisco has won 2 straight games.
Florida has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
San Francisco: 19-29 SU
Florida: 27-19 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 10-0
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 1-9
After playing Arizona are 2-8
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 11 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Next up:
Florida home to San Francisco, Saturday, May 24
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