MLB Handicapping: Padres vs Giants

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants will meet on the field at AT&T Park on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Clayton Richard in this game. Richard has a 1-2 record and a 3.34 ERA this season. The Giants will counter Richard with Matt Cain. Righthander Cain has a 2.79 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 168-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. David Eckstein knocked in two runs to lead the Padres past the Giants 3-2 on Tuesday night. San Diego won as +130 road underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 7.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Yorvit Torrealba drove in the other run for the Padres, as Ryan Webb got the win in relief of Wade LeBlanc for San Diego. Aubrey Huff was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for San Francisco, while losing pitcher Barry Zito allowed three runs over five innings for the Giants. Team records: San Diego: 20-12 SU San Francisco: 18-13 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing San Francisco are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 4-6 After playing San Diego are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: 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 6 games San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Francisco's last 11 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games San Francisco is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Diego Next up: San Francisco home to San Diego, Thursday, May 13 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him