The San Francisco Giants host Houston on Saturday, looking to build on their 70-62 mark against the 43-89 Astros in MLB betting action at AT&T Park.

It's a pitching duel between Dan Runzler for the Giants (0-0 on the year) and Brett Myers for Houston (3-13 so far).



View Houston vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Giants at No. 4 in the National League and the Astros at No. 12 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, San Francisco owns the No. 15 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Astros are rated No. 5 in the same category at 8.9 per game.

San Francisco owns the National League's No. 2 defense, allowing 3.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Houston's National League No. 16-rated defense.

In their last action, Houston was a 2-1 loser on the road against the Giants. Bettors on San Francisco at -241 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Houston didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 2-1 to San Francisco on Friday at AT&T Park.




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

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a win are 2-8

A few Astros at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Houston is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Francisco
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games at home
San Francisco is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 19 games


Next up:
Houston at San Francisco, Sunday, August 28