Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Lefthander Jonathan Sanchez will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Sanchez is 8-8 this season with a 3.61 ERA. Starting this game for the Phillies will be Cole Hamels. The lefthander has a 3.33 ERA to go along with a 7-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jimmy Rollins launched a three-run dinger as the Phillies thumped the Giants 8-2 on Wednesday. The Phillies won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Joe Blanton tossed 6 1-3 innings for his fifth victory, allowing two earned runs and fanning seven batters for the Phillies. Matt Cain was rocked for seven hits and five runs over six innings in the Giants loss. Current streak: Team records: Philadelphia: 68-51 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 8-2 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia Philadelphia is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco Next up: YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. |