MLB Handicapping: Giants vs Padres

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres will meet on the field at PETCO Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. Lefthander Jonathan Sanchez will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Sanchez is 2-3 this season with a 2.66 ERA. The Padres will counter Sanchez with Mat Latos. Righthander Latos has a 3.32 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Clayton Richard gave up one run over seven innings to get the win, as the Padres took down the Giants 3-1 on Monday night. San Diego won as +100 home underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 6.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Chase Headley went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Padres, who got a big fly from Adrian Gonzalez in the win. Juan Uribe knocked in the lone run for San Francisco, while losing pitcher Matt Cain allowed two runs over six innings for the Giants. Team records: San Francisco: 21-16 SU San Diego: 23-15 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Arizona are 7-3 After playing San Diego are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 San Diego most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing San Francisco are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco Next up: San Francisco at Arizona, Wednesday, May 19 San Diego at LA Dodgers, Wednesday, May 19 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.