Giants vs Cardinals Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Saturday. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Tim Lincecum in this game. Lincecum has a 11-7 record and a 3.61 ERA this season. Lincecum's opponent in this one will be Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals ace righthander has a 2.95 ERA to go along with a 13-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aubrey Huff hit a two-run homer as the Giants defeated the Cardinals 6-3 on Friday. The Giants won that game as +135 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Madison Bumgarner scattered nine hits and two runs over seven innings for the win, while Brian Wilson closed out the game for his 35th save. Jake Westbrook suffered the loss for the Cardinals, giving up seven hits and three runs over his six innings. Current streak: San Francisco has won 2 straight games. St. Louis has lost 5 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 69-54 SU St. Louis: 65-54 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 16 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Francisco Next up: St. Louis home to San Francisco, Sunday, August 22 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.