MLB Odds: Cubs vs Giants

The Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at AT&T Park. The Cubs will give the ball to starter Ryan Dempster in this one. Righthander Dempster is 10-8 this season with a 3.72 ERA. It'll be Brad Penny toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Penny is 10-9 with a 5.35 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs were defeated 3-2 by the Brewers on Wednesday, as +125 road underdogs. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Jeff Samardzija homered for the Cubs, while surrendering three runs over five innings in the loss. The Giants took out the Diamondbacks 5-2 in Wednesday night's rubber match, as -130 favorites. The game's seven runs went UNDER the night's posted over/under (9.5). Juan Uribe went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs. Jonathan Sanchez surrendered just two runs over 5 1-3 innings for the victory. Team records: Chicago: 78-73 SU San Francisco: 82-70 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-7 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Chi Cubs are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games Next up: San Francisco home to Chi Cubs, Friday, September 25