MLB Odds: Giants vs Reds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Cincinnati Reds on Monday when they battle the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ball Park. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Barry Zito in this game. Zito has a 6-2 record and a 2.78 ERA this season. It'll be Johnny Cueto toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Cueto is 5-1 with a 4.09 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants defeated Pittsburgh 6-5 in extra innings as a -170 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7). Freddy Sanchez hit an run-scoring sacrifice fly in the tenth inning for San Francisco and Juan Uribe drove in two runs in the win. The Reds defeated Washington 5-4 in extra innings as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9). Drew Stubbs delivered an RBI single in the tenth inning for the Reds and Scott Rolen hit a two-run home run in the win. Current streak: Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 30-25 SU Cincinnati: 33-24 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing Washington are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 14 games on the road San Francisco is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing San Francisco Cincinnati is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Francisco Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco Next up: Cincinnati home to San Francisco, Tuesday, June 8 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.