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San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview 08/02/18

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

The Arizona Diamondbacks will square off against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Fox Sports Arizona will televise the action and the game gets underway at 9:40 p.m. ET.

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Odds

San Francisco (+140) is coming into this one as the underdog to Arizona (-150) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this game at 7.5 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total sit at +110 for the over and -130 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at -155 for the Giants +1.5 runs and +135 for the Diamondbacks -1.5.

The Giants are 52-54 SU and have gone 61-48 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 6.7 units for moneyline gamblers and 12.4 units ATS. San Francisco’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Diamondbacks, on the other hand, are 58-48 SU and 56-53 ATS. The team has gained 6.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.4 units ATS. Arizona has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven outings and the over has cashed in five of those seven.

Diamondbacks games have an over/under record of 51-53-5 in 2018. San Francisco has an over/under record of 50-55-4.

Southpaw Madison Bumgarner is getting the nod for the visiting Giants. Bumgarner is 3-4 with a 3.06 ERA and 51 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA against Arizona this year.

The Diamondbacks are putting the ball in the hands of righty Zack Greinke (12-5, 2.96 ERA), who has 143 strikeouts and 24 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.05. Greinke is 1-0 with two strikeouts and a 1.29 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.

Arizona’s pitching staff has yielded 3.9 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.02 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.98, a WHIP of 1.17 and a K/9 of 7.8. In 45 games against NL West opponents, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 4.19 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.81.

Arizona’s hitters are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, including 5.1 per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .292/.370/.427 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and outfielder David Peralta have led the way for the Diamondbacks’ batters this year. Goldschmidt is slashing .277/.384/.517 with 22 home runs, 56 RBIs and 66 runs scored, and Peralta is batting .286 with 16 homers, 53 RBIs and 48 runs scored.

In the visiting dugout, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 4.21 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 7.06 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.63, along with a WHIP of 1.34.

The Giants offense has slashed .249/.315/.391 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).

Shortstop Brandon Crawford and outfielder Andrew McCutchen have paced San Francisco’s hitters. Crawford is slashing .283/.353/.444 with 10 home runs, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored, while McCutchen is hitting .253/.347/.405 with 10 homers, 43 RBIs, 51 runs and nine stolen bases.

The Giants have gained 6.2 units and are 38-27 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 27 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve gone under against righties. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have netted 2.9 units and are 18-21 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 17 of those games, compared to 19 which went under the total.

San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Pick

Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER

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Notes

Betting Notes

The under has hit in only two of Arizona’s last seven games.

The Giants have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games. The Diamondbacks have hit five over their last 10.

San Francisco has posted 18.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.4 over its last five.

The Giants have dropped six of their last seven games SU.

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