MLB Handicapping: Giants vs Marlins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Giants will trot Matt Cain out to the mound in this one. Righthander Cain has a 1-1 record and a 2.84 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Marlins will be Ricky Nolasco. The righthander has a 4.01 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 7½. Aaron Rowand homered and drove in a pair of runs as the Giants defeated the Marlins 3-2 on Wednesday. The Giants won the game as -120 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Barry Zito improved to 5-0 with the win, allowing one run off seven hits in seven innings on the mound for the Giants. Nate Robertson gave up two earned runs over 5 1-3 innings in taking the loss. Current streak: San Francisco has won 2 straight games. Florida has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 16-10 SU Florida: 13-14 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 2-8 After playing Florida are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida San Francisco is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Florida San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Florida is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Francisco Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco Next up: San Francisco at NY Mets, Friday, May 7 Florida at Washington, Friday, May 7 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.