PDS Sports Blog

The fans at AT&T Park will be treated to a game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants when they take their seats on Friday.

The Mets will give the ball to starter Jonathon Niese in this one. Lefthander Niese is 6-3 this season with a 3.61 ERA.

It’ll be Barry Zito toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Lefthander Zito is 7-4 with a 3.76 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.

Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval drove in a run apiece as the Giants defeated the Mets 2-0 on Thursday. The Giants won that game as -170 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks.

Tim Lincecum tossed a complete-game victory for the Giants, allowing six hits with no runs.

R.A. Dickey surrendered five hits and one run over seven innings in the Mets loss.

My baseball handicapping software predicts that the SF Giants will win.

Current streak:
San Francisco has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 48-41 SU
San Francisco: 48-41 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 8-2
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing NY Mets are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
NY Mets are 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing San Francisco
NY Mets are 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing NY Mets
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at PETCO Park.

Ace Dan Haren will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Haren is 7-7 this season with a 4.36 ERA.

Haren’s opponent in this one will be Jon Garland. The Padres righthander has a 3.56 ERA to go along with a 8-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total is sitting at 6½.

The Diamondbacks lost to Florida 2-0 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10.5).

Barry Enright took the loss for Arizona after allowing two runs on four hits in five innings.

The Padres defeated Colorado 9-7 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Everth Cabrera was 2-5 with a two-run home run and two runs scored for San Diego, while Scott Hairston was 4-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

One of my sports picks for today is for San Diego to win.

Team records:
Arizona: 34-55 SU
San Diego: 51-37 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk