The San Francisco Giants host Houston on Saturday, looking to build on their 47-40 mark against the 33-54 Astros in MLB betting action at AT&T Park.

For the Giants, Tim Lincecum gets the ball, charged with keeping the Astros hitters off the base paths. He'll face Lucas Harrell, 7-6 on the year.



View Houston vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
San Francisco opened as -160 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 7.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 6 (Giants) and the No. 16 (Astros) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Francisco's No. 12-rated National League offense, averaging 3.9 runs per game, against a Astros defense that ranks No. 15 in the National League at 4.8 in runs allowed per game. The Giants have averaged 8.9 hits per game so far, more than Astros batters have averaged on the year (8.2 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Astros own the National League's No. 15 mark in runs allowed.

The Astros were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -188 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Houston suffered a 5-1 loss against San Francisco on Friday, as Wandy Rodriguez wasn't able to lead his team to victory at AT&T Park.




Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 1-9

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Astros at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Houston's last 21 games on the road
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home


Next up:
Houston at San Francisco, Sunday, July 15