The San Francisco Giants will do battle against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park. Fox Sports Arizona will televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 10:15 p.m. ET.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants Odds
Vegas has listed Arizona (-110) as the favorite over San Francisco (+100). If you think the game’s total will go under 8 runs, Vegas is currently offering -115 odds. Picking the over will give you -105 odds. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at +135 for the Diamondbacks -1.5 runs and -155 for the Giants +1.5 runs.
The Diamondbacks have gone 42-41 SU this year and are 47-35 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 1.7 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 8.3 units ATS. Arizona is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Giants, on the other hand, are 34-46 SU and 37-42 ATS. The team’s lost 3.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 15.6 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven.
Giants games have an over/under record of 40-35-4 so far in 2019. The Diamondbacks have an over/under record of 41-37-4.
Right-hander Merrill Kelly is the projected starter for the visiting Diamondbacks. Kelly is 7-7 with a 3.93 ERA and 77 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with 13 strikeouts and a 1.59 ERA against San Francisco this year (two starts).
The Giants are putting the ball in the right hand of Shaun Anderson (2-2, 3.94 ERA), who has 26 strikeouts and 15 walks this season as well as a 1.34 WHIP. Anderson is 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 4.91 ERA over two starts against Arizona this year.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has allowed 5.0 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.26, a WHIP of 1.44 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 3.77 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.0 K/9. In 41 games against NL West foes, Giants starters have an ERA of 4.73 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.64.
The San Francisco hitters are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, including 3.6 per game against divisional foes and 2.0 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .185/.256/.350 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Giants’ offense has been led by Kevin Pillar and Joe Panik. Pillar is slashing .242/.268/.412 with 10 home runs, 37 RBIs, 39 runs and eight steals, and Panik is hitting .236 with three homers, 21 RBIs and 25 runs.
In the other dugout, Arizona’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.27 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.75 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.26, along with a K-per-9 of 8.45.
The Diamondbacks offense has slashed .257/.324/.451 on its way to 5.2 runs scored per game this year, including 5.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar continue to lead Arizona’s hitters. Marte is slashing .320/.369/.589 with 20 home runs, 51 RBIs and 55 runs scored, while Escobar (.284/.345/.539) has produced 18 homers, 63 RBIs and 54 runs scored.
The Diamondbacks have lost 0.7 units and are 32-24 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 25 of those games, as opposed to 29 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 1.4 units and are 26-29 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 28 of those games, compared to 24 that went under the total.
Diamondbacks at Giants MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Diamondbacks have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
- The Diamondbacks have a total OPS of .775 this season and an OPS of .736 against right-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .661 overall and .682 against righties.
- San Francisco has posted 17.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 13.6 over its last five.
- The Diamondbacks have won four of their last five games SU while the Giants have dropped four of their last five.
