The Arizona Diamondbacks will be taking on their division rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The game gets going at 10:15 p.m. ET and the matchup will be televised on both FSA+ and NSB+.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants Odds
San Francisco (-115) is the favorite over Arizona (+105) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs (-110 for the under and -110 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at -200 for the Diamondbacks +1.5 runs and +170 for the Giants -1.5.
The Giants are 4-5 SU and 5-3 ATS. They’ve gained 1.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 2.5 units against the spread (ATS). The Diamondbacks have gone 8-2 SU this year and are 6-3 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 5.7 units for moneyline bettors this year and 3.0 units ATS. Arizona’s covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the under has cashed in five of those seven.
Giants games have a 4-4 over/under record so far in 2018. Arizona has an over/under record of 4-5.
The Diamondbacks have gained 1.0 units and are 3-2 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in two of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 1.9 units and are 4-2 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s cashed in three of those games, compared to three that went under the total.
Southpaw Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.38 ERA) will get the nod for the visiting Diamondbacks. Corbin recorded 178 strikeouts across 189 innings last year with 61 walks but finished the season 14-13 overall with a 4.03 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. He made three starts against San Francisco in 2017 and put together a 1-2 record against the Giants with a 2.65 ERA and 19 strikeouts.
The Giants have tabbed righty Johnny Cueto (1-0, 0.69 ERA) as their starter. Cueto struck out 136 hitters over 147 innings last year (25 starts), while finishing the season 8-8 overall with a 4.52 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. He recorded two starts against Arizona a year ago and assembled a 2-0 record with a 4.91 ERA and 13 strikeouts.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has yielded 3.3 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.26, a WHIP of 1.17 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 5.4. The bullpen has a 2.29 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 9.7 K/9. In seven games against NL West opponents, Giants starters have an ERA of 2.52 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.93.
The San Francisco offense has produced 2.8 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .271/.305/.436 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Giants’ offense has been led by catcher Buster Posey and second baseman Joe Panik. Posey is hitting .345/.424/.517 with 10 hits, three RBIs and four runs scored, and Panik’s line is .306/.359/.556 with 11 hits, three RBIs and six runs scored.
Posey performed well against lefties at home in 2017. Over 70 such plate appearances, he slashed .373/.471/.525 (his total season line was .320/.400/.462).
In the visiting dugout, Arizona’s pitchers have allowed 2.8 runs per game and its starters own a 3.02 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10.56 K/9. The bullpen has an outstanding ERA of just 1.78, along with a WHIP of 1.09 and a K/9 of 8.66.
The Diamondbacks offense has slashed .237/.332/.385 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2018, including over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Outfielders A.J. Pollock and David Peralta have led Arizona’s offense. Pollock is slashing .316/.386/.605 with 12 hits, seven RBIs and seven runs scored, while Peralta is slashing .316/.409/.500 with 12 hits, two homers, six RBIs and seven runs scored.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Diamondbacks, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The Diamondbacks went 12-7 SU against the Giants in 2017.
- The Diamondbacks have won six of their last seven games SU.
- The Giants’ bullpen managed 4.33 ERA against the Diamondbacks last year.
