Rockies-Giants Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the San Francisco Giants on Monday when they battle the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park. The Rockies will give the ball to starter Jeff Francis in this one. Lefthander Francis is 3-8 this season with a 5.52 ERA. It'll be Matt Cain toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Cain is 8-9 with a 3.52 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rockies defeated Cincinnati 4-3 as a +160 underdog on Sunday. The seven scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Omar Quintanilla hit a walk-of solo home run in the 12th inning for Colorado, while Matt Holliday was 2-4 and scored a pair of runs in the win. The Giants defeated San Diego 7-4 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Bengie Molina was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI for San Francisco, while Fred Lewis was 3-5 with three runs scored. Current streak: Colorado has won 2 straight games. San Francisco has won 5 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 61-71 SU San Francisco: 58-72 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Colorado are 3-7 After playing San Diego are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing San Francisco San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games Next up: San Francisco home to Colorado, Tuesday, August 26