MLB Handicapping: Red Sox vs Giants

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Boston Red Sox at AT&T Park. Righthander Tim Wakefield will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Wakefield is 2-5 this season with a 5.22 ERA. It'll be Jonathan Sanchez toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Lefthander Sanchez is 5-5 with a 2.90 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dustin Pedroia belted three home runs and drove in five runs to power the Red Sox in a 13-11 win over the Rockies in 10 innings on Thursday. The Red Sox won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 24 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Jonathan Papelbon completed two innings of relief and earned the win. The Giants were defeated 7-5 by the Astros last time out, as +122 underdogs. That game's 12 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Matt Cain gave up nine hits and seven runs over 2 2-3 innings in suffering the loss. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Boston: 44-30 SU San Francisco: 39-32 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 4-2 After playing Colorado are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 2-4 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games Boston is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing San Francisco San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Boston San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Next up: San Francisco home to Boston, Saturday, June 26 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.