MLB Handicapping: Giants vs Astros

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Minute Maid Park. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Tim Lincecum in this game. Lincecum has a 7-2 record and a 3.11 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Astros will be ace Roy Oswalt. The righthander has a 3.12 ERA to go along with a 5-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants defeated Toronto 9-6 as a +135 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Freddy Sanchez homered and had three RBI for San Francisco, while Aubrey Huff hit a solo home run and scored three runs in the win. The Astros lost to Texas 5-4 in extra innings as a +160 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Lance Berkman had an RBI and a run scored for Houston Current streak: Houston has lost 4 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 38-30 SU Houston: 26-44 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Houston are 8-2 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Houston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Francisco's last 16 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Houston is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco Next up: Houston home to San Francisco, Wednesday, June 23 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.