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San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres meet at Petco Park.

Left hander Carlos Rodon will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Rodon is 7-5 this season with a 2.87 ERA.

The Padres will counter Rodon with Yu Darvish. Right hander Darvish has a 3.53 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total opened at 7.

San Francisco:
Team record: 41-41 SU
San Francisco is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
San Francisco is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games

San Diego:
Team record: 49-36 SU
San Diego is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
San Diego is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
San Francisco at San Diego Sunday, July 10