Kevin Pillar and the San Francisco Giants will be hitting the diamond versus their NL West nemesis Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in a Saturday showdown. Fox Sports Arizona is in line to televise the matchup and the first pitch will be at 10:10 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
The Giants have gone 32-42 SU this year and are 33-40 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.9 units for moneyline gamblers and 17.3 units ATS. San Francisco’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven. The Diamondbacks, on the other hand, are 38-39 SU and 44-32 ATS. The team’s gained 1.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 8.3 units ATS. Arizona has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the over has cashed in five of those seven.
Arizona games have a 38-35-3 over/under record so far in 2019. Giants games have gone over 37 times, gone under 32 times and pushed on four occasions.
Right-hander Tyler Beede is the projected starter for San Francisco. Beede is 1-2 with a 6.67 ERA and 33 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Diamondbacks this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 4.50 ERA and three strikeouts over four innings).
The Diamondbacks will put the ball in the right hand of Zack Godley (3-4, 6.52 ERA), who has 46 strikeouts and 26 walks as well as a 1.52 WHIP. Godley is 0-1 with five strikeouts and a 5.68 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.
San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.30 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.19 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.92, along with a K-per-9 of 9.06.
The Giants offense has slashed .224/.294/.369 on its way to 3.9 runs scored per game this year, including 3.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
San Francisco’s offensive production has been fueled by Kevin Pillar and Steven Duggar. Pillar is slashing .249/.277/.415 with nine home runs, 36 RBIs, 36 runs and eight steals. Duggar is hitting .234 with four homers, 28 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Arizona’s pitching staff has allowed 4.6 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starters have a 4.24 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.51 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.5 K/9. In 34 games against divisional foes, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 5.37 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.04.
The Arizona offense is putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .267/.350/.389 over its last five contests and is 0-5 SU during that stretch.
Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar have led the Diamondbacks’ offense this year. Marte is slashing .309/.359/.586 with 20 home runs, 51 RBIs and 51 runs scored, while Escobar’s line sits at .279/.337/.540 with 17 homers, 59 RBIs and 48 runs scored.
The Giants have gained 0.9 units and are 22-27 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 25 of those games, compared to 21 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have netted 0.5 units and are 30-21 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 23 of those games, compared to 27 that went under the total.
Giants vs. Diamondbacks MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Diamondbacks have dropped six of their last seven games SU.
- San Francisco has posted 21.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.2 over its last five.
- The Giants have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Diamondbacks have hit 14 over their last 10.
- The Giants have an OPS of .663 this season and an OPS of .684 against right-handed pitchers. The Diamondbacks’ OPS sits at .782 overall and .741 versus righties.
