N.Y. vs San Francisco MLB Betting Preview
The Giants have been struggling for the last couple of weeks, but even though they won last night they are only 4-6 in their last 10 games and they are now only 1 game up on the Dodgers in the NL West.
Venue/ Stadium: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Time/Date: 10:15 PM EST Wednesday, August 1, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Mets +150 / Giants -170
Over/Under: 6.5 runs
PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Jonathon Niese (7-5, 3.86 ERA) vs. Giants RH Matt Cain (10-3, 2.80)
New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants Preview
However, their weak offense got better, as they traded for Hunter Pence before the trade deadline. The Mets are 3-7 in their last 10 games and they are, pretty much, out of the NL East race 12 games back of the Nationals. MLB lines have the Giants as home favorites with a low total of 6.5 runs.
In yesterday’s game the Giants beat the Mets 4-1.
This season the Mets have an O/U record of 59-40 with a run-line W/L record of 55-49 and the Giants have an O/U record of 50-50 with a run0line W/L record of 50-53.
On the season the Giants are 32-21 at home and the Mets are 24-28 on the road.
The Giants have beat the Mets in 7 of their last 10 home games.
Jonathan Niese (7-5, 3.86 ERA) goes for the Mets tonight and in his last outing he looked less than stellar giving up 6 runs in 6 innings in a loss to the Diamondbacks. Matt Cain (10-3, 2.80 ERA) is on the mound for the Giants and in his last outing he gave up 3 earned runs in 7 innings in a no decision facing the Dodgers. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Cain has dominated the Mets at home in his last 3 starts going 3-0 with an ETA of only 0.95. He has an ERA of only 2.11 in his last 13 home starts, but is only 6-2 since he has not gotten much run support.
The Mets are 0-4 in Niese’s last 4 starts and in that span he has an ERA of 5.67. Niese is 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 2 starts against San Francisco
Pence (.271 17 HR 59 RBI) is a welcome addition to the Giants’ offense that only ranks 25th in the Majors in runs scored and dead last in HR.
In some betting trends for this NL Match up the Mets are 4-9 in their last 13 road games, 0-4 in Niese’s last 4 starts, and they have an Under record of 5-2-1 in their last 8 games.
The Giants are 1-5 in their last 6 home games, 11-4 in Cains last 15 starts, and they have an Under record of 20-9-2 in their last 31 home games.
Jason’s Pick: With Cain on the mound and a new offensive force in the lineup I have to go with the Giants in this game.
