The San Francisco Giants host San Diego on Monday, looking to build on their 48-37 mark against the 38-47 Padres in MLB betting action at AT&T Park.

Clayton Richard, with a record of 4-9 on the season, gets the ball for the Padres, while the Giants trot Tim Lincecum to the mound in this one. He is 6-6 so far in 2011.



View San Diego vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Giants in this one will find them as -210 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 6.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 14-rated Padres taking on the National League's No. 4-rated Giants in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Francisco has the National League's No. 15-rated offensive output, at 8.2 hits per game. The Padres average 7.8 hits per game, good for No. 15 on the National League list.

Comparing defensive stats, San Diego owns the National League's No. 5-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. San Francisco, on the other hand, rates No. 15 in scoring at home.

San Diego was a 3-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They lost as -122 favorites, while the total score of 4 made winners of UNDER bettors. San Diego didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 3-1 to Seattle on Sunday at Safeco Field.

Last time out for San Francisco, they were a 6-3 loser as they battled the Tigers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Tigers at -122 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Giants endured a 6-3 loss at the hands of the Tigers on Sunday, with Ryan Vogelsong throwing 6 2/3 innings of 4-hit ball at Comerica Park.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

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

A few Padres at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games


Next up:
San Diego at San Francisco, Tuesday, July 5