Giants-Astros Who Will Cover?

The San Francisco Giants will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The Giants will give the ball to starter Kevin Correia in this one. Righthander Correia is 2-6 this season with a 5.18 ERA. Starting this game for the Astros will be Brian Moehler. The righthander has a 3.58 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros scored all their runs in the sixth-inning on Wednesday as they defeated the Giants 6-2. The Astros won the game as -165 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Ty Wigginton went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Astros. Randy Wolf allowed two runs off six hits over seven innings for the win. Randy Winn had two hits in a losing effort for the Giants, who were +150 underdogs. Barry Zito gave up six runs off four hits over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 3 straight games. Houston has won 7 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 50-69 SU Houston: 61-59 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing Houston are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Houston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Arizona are 2-8 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco Next up: San Francisco at Atlanta, Friday, August 15 Houston home to Arizona, Friday, August 15