Giants vs. Phillies Tuesday Prediction
The San Francisco Giants’ winning streak is over after they got absolutely hammered by the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Will the Giants drop a second straight game in Philadelphia when the two teams meet again on Tuesday night?
Game Snapshot & Odds
901 San Francisco Giants (+163) at 902 Philadelphia Phillies (-190); 8 runs
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
7:05 p.m. ET, Citizens Bank Park
TV: SF (NBCSBA); PHI (CSP)
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Public Betting Trends
Oddsmakers from online sportsbooks currently list the Phillies as a -190 favorite. As of this writing, 61% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Phillies to beat the Giants on the money line. This information is subject to change, however, so be sure to check out our MLB Public Betting Page for updated figures on this game.
Giants’ Holland gets win over Padres in last start
Derek Holland got the win on Wednesday while giving up three runs in five innings against the Padres. Holland allowed four hits and a walk, and the southpaw struck out four. Not a great effort from the former Ranger starter, but good enough with the Giants providing plenty of offensive support.
Phillies’ Nola pitches 7 1/3 scoreless innings to beat Marlins
Aaron Nola rattled off 7 1/3 shutout innings to beat the Marlins 6-0 on Wednesday. He made it look easy, fanning seven batters against one walk as his excellent season rolls on. He yielded four hits — all singles — and was never threatened in the cakewalk. He improves to 4-1 with a sterling 2.17 ERA and 0.92 WHIP after seven starts. He has a two-start week coming up against the Giants and Mets.
MLB Betting Trends
San Francisco
The Giants are now 2-6 in their last seven games against the Phillies in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
The over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams in Philadelphia and is 5-1 in the last six meetings overall.
Prediction:
The Phillies are expensive but I’m going to lay the wood. Holland isn’t good and as the Phillies showed on Monday night in their 11-0 victory, their bats are starting to heat up. Not to mention the Phillies are also 6-1 in Nola’s last seven home starts and 4-1 in his last five home outings. Now that the Giants’ winning streak has come to an end we should be able to start fading this banged-up club.
The Pick: Philadelphia Phillies -190