Giants-Mets Odds Preview

The fans at Citi Field will be treated to a game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets when they take their seats on Saturday.

Matt Cain will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Cain is 12-4 this season with a 2.44 ERA.

Cain‘s opponent in this one will be Johan Santana. The Mets ace lefthander has a 3.14 ERA to go along with a 12-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Bobby Parnell combined on a four-hit shutout with seven strikeouts on Friday, as the Mets defeated the Giants 3-0. The Mets won that game as +105 underdogs, while the team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Angel Pagan belted a solo home run for the Mets, while Gary Sheffield and Jeff Francoeur drove in the other runs.

Barry Zito surrendered three runs over five innings and fell to 8-11 on the season.

Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 62-53 SU
New York: 53-62 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 1-9
Before playing NY Mets are 2-8
After playing NY Mets are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 8-2
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing NY Mets
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
NY Mets are 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Francisco
NY Mets are 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
NY Mets are 5-11 SU in its last 16 games

Next up:
NY Mets home to San Francisco, Sunday, August 16