Giants vs Phillies MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park. Righthander Tim Lincecum will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Lincecum is 17-10 this season with a 3.29 ERA. Starting this game for the Phillies will be Roy Halladay. The righthander has a 2.36 ERA to go along with a 22-10 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Cody Ross was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs batted in as the Giants trimmed the Braves 3-2 to win their NLDS in four games on Monday night. San Francisco won that night as +115 road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 7-run total listed by sportsbooks. The Phillies defeated Cincinnati 2-0 as a -130 favorite to sweep their NLDS on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Cole Hamels pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only five hits while striking out nine for the Phillies that day, while Chase Utley hit a solo home run in the win. Team records: San Francisco: 92-70 SU Philadelphia: 97-65 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Philadelphia is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home Philadelphia is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home Next up: Philadelphia home to San Francisco, Sunday, October 17 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.