The San Francisco Giants will face off against their divisional rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Fox Sports Arizona will broadcast the matchup. The game gets underway at 9:40 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Vegas is listing San Francisco (+150) as the underdog to Arizona (-160). The total is sitting at 8.5 runs and bettors can take the over for +105 or the under for -125. Runline odds sit at -145 for taking the Giants +1.5 runs and +125 for the Diamondbacks -1.5.
The Giants are 7-10 SU and are 10-6 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 2.1 units for gamblers taking the moneyline through the early portions of the season, despite having gained 3.3 units ATS. The Diamondbacks, on the other hand, are 12-5 SU and 9-7 ATS. They’ve gained 9.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 2.2 units ATS.
Arizona games have a 9-7 over/under record so far in 2018. The Giants have an over/under record of 8-8.
Ty Blach is getting the start for the visiting Giants. The southpaw Blach is 1-2 with a 4.43 ERA and nine strikeouts. He has yet to face the Diamondbacks this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-1, 9.00 ERA and two strikeouts over seven innings).
The Diamondbacks will send righty Zack Greinke (1-1, 5.29 ERA) to the mound. Greinke has 21 strikeouts and one walks to his credit, as well as a WHIP of 1.18. Greinke made three starts against the team in 2017, putting together a perfect 2-0 record in 2017, compiling a spotless 2-0 record with a 1.83 ERA and 16 strikeouts.
San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starters own a 3.47 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7.33 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.56, along with a K/9 of 9.64.
The Giants offense has slashed .234/.295/.351 on its way to 2.9 runs scored per game this year, including 2.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Second baseman Joe Panik and catcher Buster Posey have led San Francisco’s hitters. Panik is hitting .293/.369/.483 with 17 hits, four RBIs and eight runs scored, while Posey is hitting .291 with 16 hits, two homers, eight RBIs and six runs scored.
Panik seemed to enjoy hitting right-handed pitchers on the road last year, putting up a slash line of .294/.353/.524 across 207 such plate appearances (his total season line was .288/.349/.421).
For the home team, Arizona’s pitching staff has allowed 3.2 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 3.53, a WHIP of 1.15 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.7. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.09, a WHIP of 1.08 and a K/9 of 8.7. In 14 divisional games, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 3.49 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.45.
The Arizona hitters have put up 4.8 runs per contest, including 5.1 per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .219/.267/.432 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Diamondbacks’ hitters have been led by left fielder David Peralta and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Peralta is slashing .356/.433/.542 with 21 hits, eight RBIs and 11 runs scored, and Goldschmidt’s line is .250/.400/.550 with four homers, 10 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
Compared to his overall season slash line of .294/.352/.445, Peralta seemed to have some trouble hitting lefty pitching at home last season, slashing .260/.325/.315 over 80 such plate appearances.
The Giants have lost 1.1 units and are 3-2 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in one of those games, compared to four that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have netted 7.3 units and are 5-3 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in five of those games, as opposed to three which went under the total.
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – UNDER
Notes
Betting Trends
The over has hit in five of Arizona’s last seven games.
San Francisco has recorded 17.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 16.4 over its last five.
The Giants have hit five home runs in their last 10 games, including four over their last five.
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