Giants-Astros Odds Preview

The San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Minute Maid Park.
Matt Cain will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Cain is 12-2 this season with a 2.12 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Mike Hampton who starts for the Astros. Lefthander Hampton is 6-8 with a 5.36 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Giants defeated Philadelphia 7-3 as a +155 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).
Freddy Sanchez was 2-4 with a pair of RBI for San Francisco and Barry Zito allowed two earned runs on six hits in six innings.
The Astros defeated St. Louis 2-0 as a +230 underdog on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8).
Bud Norris pitched seven shutout innings for Houston and Miguel Tejada was 2-3 with an RBI in the win.
Current streak:
San Francisco has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
San Francisco: 58-47
SU
Houston
: 52-53 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing San Francisco are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 6 games when playing Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games at home
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to San Francisco, Tuesday, August 4

 

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