The Arizona Diamondbacks will be taking the field against their divisional rival San Francisco Giants in a Tuesday night game. The game gets underway 9:45 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Arizona is in line to televise the matchup.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants Odds
The Diamondbacks have gone 66-66 SU this year and are 71-60 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle much this year, losing 1.9 units for gamblers taking the moneyline, despite having gained 5.0 units ATS. Arizona is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has hit in six of those seven. The Giants, on the other hand, are 65-66 SU and 69-61 ATS. The team’s gained 14.0 units for moneyline bettors while earning 8.1 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
San Francisco games have an over/under record of 63-60-7 in 2019. Arizona has an over/under record of 60-61-10.
Mike Leake will get the nod for Arizona. The right-handed Leake is 9-10 with a 4.77 ERA and 109 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with three strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against San Francisco this year.
The Giants are turning to Jeff Samardzija (9-10, 3.44 ERA). Samardzija has 123 strikeouts and 39 walks, along with a 1.08 WHIP. Samardzija is 1-1 with nine strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA over three starts against Arizona this year.
San Francisco’s pitchers have yielded 4.8 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have an ERA of 4.79, a WHIP of 1.35 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.2. The bullpen has a 3.99 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.8 K/9. In 62 games against divisional foes, Giants starters have an ERA of 4.38 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.01.
San Francisco’s hitters are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 6.0 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .260/.309/.442 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Kevin Pillar and Brandon Crawford have led the Giants’ hitters this year. Pillar is hitting .268/.297/.468 with 19 home runs, 72 RBIs, 70 runs and 11 steals, and Crawford’s line is .236/.305/.368 with 10 homers, 51 RBIs and 51 runs.
For the visiting squad, Arizona’s pitching staff allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starters own a 4.39 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.62 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.41, along with a WHIP of 1.30.
The Diamondbacks offense has slashed .256/.328/.446 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar have paced Arizona’s offense. Marte is hitting .321/.383/.572 with 27 home runs, 76 RBIs and 86 runs scored, while Escobar (.267/.320/.521) is up to 29 homers, 103 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
The Diamondbacks have lost 6.5 units and are 51-42 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 38 of those games, compared to 49 that’ve hit the under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 12.7 units and are 52-40 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 46 of those games, as opposed to 40 that’ve gone under.
Diamondbacks at Giants Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Diamondbacks, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in only one of Arizona’s last seven outings.
- The Diamondbacks have an OPS of .773 this season and an OPS of .737 against right-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS stands at .715 overall and .716 versus righties.
- Arizona has posted 20.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 14.8 over its last five.
- The Diamondbacks have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit 17 over their last 10.
