MLB Betting: Giants vs Blue Jays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rogers Centre. The Giants will give the ball to starter Barry Zito in this one. Lefthander Zito is 7-2 this season with a 3.10 ERA. Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be Brandon Morrow. The righthander has a 5.14 ERA to go along with a 4-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aubrey Huff went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs batted in on Wednesday, leading the Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles. The Giants won that game as a -280 favorite, and the nine runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Tim Lincecum allowed eight hits and two runs over six innings, while striking out 10 batters in the win. John Buck cracked a two-run homer to lead the Blue Jays in a 7-1 win over the Padres on Wednesday, as -115 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Vernon Wells also went deep for the Blue Jays, and Ricky Romero scattered five hits over six innings for the victory. Team records: San Francisco: 37-28 SU Toronto: 36-31 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 6-3 After playing Baltimore are 4-4 After a win are 6-4 Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 3-6 After playing San Diego are 2-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games on the road San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 13 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games at home Toronto is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home Toronto is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games Next up: Toronto home to San Francisco, Saturday, June 19 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.