Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Miller Park.

The Giants will give the ball to starter Barry Zito in this one. Lefthander Zito is 7-4 this season with a 3.75 ERA.

The Brewers will counter Zito with Manny Parra. Lefthander Parra has a 4.87 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Buster Posey went 4-for-4 with a pair of homers and six runs batted in on Wednesday, and the Giants roared past the Brewers 15-2. The Giants won the game as -132 favorites, while the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.

Tim Lincecum improved to 9-4 with the win, while striking out 10 batters over his seven innings.

Chris Narveson gave up 10 runs off nine hits over 3 1-3 innings in the Brewers loss.

Current streak:
San Francisco has won 3 straight games.
Milwaukee has lost 4 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 44-40 SU
Milwaukee: 37-48 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco

Next up:
San Francisco at Washington, Friday, July 9
Milwaukee home to Pittsburgh, Friday, July 9

Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.