San Francisco will try to be nasty hosts on Friday when the Milwaukee Brewers pay a visit to AT&T Park.

The match puts starter Shaun Marcum for the Brewers on the hill facing Matt Cain for the Giants. Marcum brings a 8-3 mark to the game, while Cain is 8-5 to date on the season.



View Milwaukee vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Giants as -133 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 6.5.

Power Rankings:
The Giants - Brewers odds would favor the Giants if the lines were set according to our power ranks. San Francisco is rated No. 2 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while Milwaukee is at No. 5 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Francisco's No. 14 ranked National League offense (3.6 runs per game) against a Brewers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 13 in the National League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Giants have been averaging 8.3 hits per game, less than the Brewers have managed so far this season (8.6 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, Milwaukee owns the National League's No. 14-rated road mark, allowing 4.7 runs per game on the highway. San Francisco, on the other hand, rates No. 14 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 4-0 loser as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at -107 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Milwaukee didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Ian Kennedy in a losing cause, 4-0, against Arizona on Thursday.

The Giants were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at +116 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Giants were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Los Angeles staff and losing 1-0 to the Dodgers on Wednesday at AT&T Park.


Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

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

A few Brewers at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 14 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games


Next up:
Milwaukee at San Francisco, Saturday, July 23