After an inauspicious start to the season, the San Francisco Giants have started to trend in the right direction. The Giants have won seven of their last eight games with a once-stagnant offense averaging 6.6 runs per game in that span. Now the Giants, coming off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves on the weekend, will open a four-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
- Jeff Samardzija has an 8.18 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP in 11 career appearances (5 starts) against the Phillies.
- The Giants are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when Sportsbook a series.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of the Giants’ last 5 games against the Phillies with an average of 13 rpg.
Jeff Samardzija will take the bump for the Giants in this one in the hopes of recapturing his ability to be a workhorse. Samardzija has pitched three times this season – none of the outings lasting more than 5.0 innings – while posting a 5.27 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP. “The Shark” needs to find his command as well with the righty averaging 6.6 walks per nine innings this season, compared with 1.4 last season.
Zach Eflin will make his second start of the season for the Phillies after being called up to fill Ben Lively’s spot in the rotation. Eflin did his part in his debut vs the Miami Marlins, taking a perfect game through the fifth before ultimately exiting with just one run surrendered over 6.0 innings. The 24-year-old struggled in his one outing vs the Giants last season, giving up seven hits and six earned runs in 5.0 innings.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Philadelphia Phillies as -107 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB betting odds matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 8.5 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.7-3.8 result in favor of the Phillies. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Philadelphia Phillies bring an 18-15 record to the battle against the 19-15 Giants. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Philadelphia vs San Francisco injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 13 (Philadelphia) and the No. 10 (San Francisco) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Philadelphia Phillies and their No. 14-rated batting order, averaging 4.45 runs per nine innings, and the No. 21 lineup of the San Francisco Giants at 4.15 runs per outing.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Philadelphia has the No. 7-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Giants own the No. 10 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Giants grabbed a win last time out, defeating Mike Soroka and the Braves 4-3 on Sunday at SunTrust Park.
Philadelphia looks to awaken their bats in this one, after they were struck out 15 times by Max Scherzer in their last outing, a 5-4 setback against Washington at Nationals Park.
- San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 11 games
- San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
- Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
San Francisco at Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 8
