Baseball Betting: Giants vs Rockies

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies meet at Coors Field. Madison Bumgarner will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Bumgarner is 0-1 this season with a 5.14 ERA. Bumgarner's opponent in this one will be Aaron Cook. The Rockies righthander has a 4.69 ERA to go along with a 2-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants were toppled 8-2 by the Dodgers last time out, as -130 favorites at home. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jonathan Sanchez surrendered six hits and five runs over five innings in the loss. The Rockies were crushed 13-3 by the Padres last time out, as +117 underdogs on the road. That game's 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Jeff Francis was pounded for eight runs off seven hits in only three innings of work for the Rockies. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 5 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 40-37 SU Colorado: 41-37 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Colorado are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Colorado most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 2-8 After playing San Diego are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Colorado The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 13 games on the road San Francisco is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Colorado San Francisco is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing San Francisco Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home Colorado is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing San Francisco Next up: Colorado home to San Francisco, Friday, July 2 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.