The Philadelphia Phillies battle the visiting San Francisco Giants on Thursday in MLB betting action at Citizens Bank Park.

Tim Lincecum gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Giants on this day; he's 8-8 on the season. The Phillies, meanwhile, will counter with Kyle Kendrick, who will be looking to improve on his 3-2 mark.



View San Francisco vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Phillies, most recently No. 1 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Giants, who rate a National League No. 2 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Philadelphia has the National League's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 8.5 hits per game. The Giants average 8.2 hits per game, good for No. 14 on the National League list.

Philadelphia owns the National League's No. 1 defense, allowing 3.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Francisco's National League No. 2-rated defense.

San Francisco was a 2-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Phillies. They won as +146 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. San Francisco looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Phillies, a 2-1 final on Wednesday in support of Matt Cain at Citizens Bank Park.




San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 10-0

A few Giants at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
San Francisco at Cincinnati, Friday, July 29
Philadelphia home to Pittsburgh, Friday, July 29