Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the San Francisco Giants on Friday when they battle the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The Giants will give the ball to starter Barry Zito in this one. Lefthander Zito is 8-9 this season with a 4.04 ERA. The Dodgers will counter Zito with ace Chad Billingsley. Righthander Billingsley has a 3.73 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mike Fontenot went 1-for-2 and drove in a run Wednesday, and the Giants edged out the Tim Lincecum scattered five hits and one run over eight innings in the win, and Brian Wilson closed out the game for his 38th save. The Dodgers were trimmed 5-1 by the Phillies last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Clayton Kershaw gave up five hits and two runs, while fanning 11 in the loss. Current streak: Team records: San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing San Francisco are 2-8 After playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games at home LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: LA Dodgers home to For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history. |