MLB wagering interest swings to the San Diego vs San Francisco battle on Friday at PETCO Park as the Padres try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

Matt Cain, with a record of 11-5 on the season, gets the ball for the Giants, while the Padres trot Ross Ohlendorf to the mound in this one. He is 2-3 so far in 2012.



View San Francisco vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Padres as +135 underdogs on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 6.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The Padres sit at No. 13 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Giants sit at a National League No. 1 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Diego's National League No. 14-ranked scoring average of 3.7 runs per game, against a Giants offense rated No. 9 and scoring 4.2 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 7.9 hits per game to date this season, less than the Giants hitters have managed (9.1 per nine innings).

San Diego owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Francisco's National League No. 6-rated defense.

The Giants were a 6-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Nationals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at -122 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. San Francisco looks to rebound from a loss to the Nationals, who beat them 6-4 on Wednesday behind a start from Stephen Strasburg at AT&T Park.

In their last action, San Diego was a 6-0 loser on the road against the Braves. Bettors on Atlanta at -190 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. San Diego didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Kris Medlen in a losing cause, 6-0, against Atlanta on Thursday.


San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing Washington are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Giants at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing at home against San Francisco
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing San Francisco


Next up:
San Francisco at San Diego, Saturday, August 18