Giants vs Brewers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Miller Park. The Giants will give the ball to starter Barry Zito in this one. Lefthander Zito is 7-4 this season with a 3.75 ERA. The Brewers will counter Zito with Manny Parra. Lefthander Parra has a 4.87 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Buster Posey went 4-for-4 with a pair of homers and six runs batted in on Wednesday, and the Giants roared past the Brewers 15-2. The Giants won the game as -132 favorites, while the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Tim Lincecum improved to 9-4 with the win, while striking out 10 batters over his seven innings. Chris Narveson gave up 10 runs off nine hits over 3 1-3 innings in the Brewers loss. Current streak: San Francisco has won 3 straight games. Milwaukee has lost 4 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 44-40 SU Milwaukee: 37-48 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Milwaukee are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Milwaukee is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against San Francisco Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home Milwaukee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco Next up: San Francisco at Washington, Friday, July 9 Milwaukee home to Pittsburgh, Friday, July 9 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.