Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Turner Field.
The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tim Lincecum in this game. Lincecum has a 11-9 record and a 2.58 ERA this season.
The Braves will counter Lincecum with Mike Minor. Lefthander Minor has a 4.84 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total is sitting at 7.
The Giants were a 7-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Braves. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at +122 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Team records:
San Francisco: 67-57 SU
Atlanta: 72-52 SU
San Francisco: 67-57 SU
Atlanta: 72-52 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 3-7
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 3-7
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Next up:
San Francisco at Houston, Friday, August 19
Atlanta home to Arizona, Friday, August 19
San Francisco at Houston, Friday, August 19
Atlanta home to Arizona, Friday, August 19
