San Francisco will look to improve on its 50-63 record when take on Milwaukee, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Thursday.

San Francisco sends Tim Lincecum out against Donovan Hand for the Brewers in this game. Lincecum is 5-11 with a 4.43 ERA on the season, while Hand is 0-3 on the year and has a 3.69 ERA.



View Milwaukee vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -168 for the Giants in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 7.5 at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 6 (Giants) and the No. 11 (Brewers) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Francisco's National League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.8 runs per game, against a Brewers offense rated No. 10 and scoring 3.9 runs per game in the league. The Giants have averaged 8.9 hits per game to date this season, more than the Brewers hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 10-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Brewers own the National League's No. 12 mark in runs allowed.

Milwaukee was a 6-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Giants. They won as +180 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Brewers grabbed a win last time out, defeating Madison Bumgarner and the Giants 6-1 on Wednesday at AT&T Park.




Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Seattle are 4-2
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

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

A few Brewers at Giants trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at Seattle, Friday, August 9
San Francisco home to Baltimore, Friday, August 9