Phillies-Giants Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the San Francisco Giants on Thursday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at AT&T Park.
The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rodrigo Lopez in this game. Lopez has a 3-0 record and a 3.09 ERA this season.
The Giants will counter Lopez with Jonathan Sanchez. Lefthander Sanchez has a 5.15 ERA to go along with a 3-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Phillies were shut down 4-0 by the Diamondbacks last time out, as -155 favorites. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (10).
J.A. Happ lost for just the second time this season, giving up three hits and two runs over six innings.
Randy Winn hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Giants a 1-0 victory over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game set last time out, as -180 favorites. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (7).
Brian Wilson pitched a scoreless 10th inning and earned his third win.
Current streak:
San Francisco has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 58-41 SU
San Francisco: 55-46 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco’s last 8 games
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next up:
San Francisco home to Philadelphia, Friday, July 31

 

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