The San Francisco Giants are ready to do battle against their divisional rival Arizona Diamondbacks in a Friday night game. Fox Sports Arizona is in line to broadcast the matchup and the game gets underway at 9:40 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Oddsmakers are listing Arizona (-125) as the favorite over San Francisco (+115). If you think this game’s total will go under 9.5 runs, Vegas is currently offering -120 odds. Picking the over will return even money (+100). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at -180 for the Giants +1.5 runs and +160 for the Diamondbacks -1.5.
The Diamondbacks are 61-61 straight up (SU) and 68-53 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 1.9 units for moneyline bettors and 10.3 units ATS. Arizona has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Giants are 61-61 SU and have gone 62-59 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 11.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline, but have lost 12.8 units ATS. San Francisco is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Arizona games have a 57-54-10 over/under record in 2019. San Francisco has an over/under record of 59-55-7.
Jeff Samardzija is getting the nod for San Francisco. The right-handed Samardzija is 9-9 with a 3.55 ERA and 115 strikeouts. He’s 1-1 with five strikeouts and a 6.35 ERA against Arizona this year (two starts).
The Diamondbacks are turning to Mike Leake (9-9, 4.58 ERA). Leake has 105 punchouts and 22 walks, along with a 1.33 WHIP. Leake has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 2.84 ERA and two strikeouts across 6.1 innings).
As a unit, Arizona’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.37, a WHIP of 1.28 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.7. The bullpen has a 4.38 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 55 games against NL West foes, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 5.21 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.49.
The Arizona offense has produced 5.2 runs per contest, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .266/.324/.497 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Diamondbacks’ batters have been led by Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar. Marte is slashing .320/.382/.565 with 24 home runs, 70 RBIs and 81 runs scored, and Escobar’s line sits at .273/.329/.524 with 27 homers, 96 RBIs and 73 runs.
For the visiting squad, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starters own a 4.80 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.19 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.74, along with a K/9 of 8.99.
Giants hitters have slashed .240/.307/.401 on their way to 4.3 runs scored per game this year, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
San Francisco’s offense has been led by Kevin Pillar and Brandon Belt. Pillar is hitting .260/.290/.441 with 15 home runs, 62 RBIs and 59 runs scored, while Belt is hitting .227/.342/.378 with 12 homers, 41 RBIs and 60 runs scored.
The Giants have gained 12.1 units and are 47-39 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 42 of those games, compared to 38 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have lost 0.8 units and are 49-36 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 36 of those games, as opposed to 43 which went under the total.
Giants at Diamondbacks MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in three of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Giants have a team OPS of .708 this season and an OPS of .710 against right-handed pitchers. The Diamondbacks’ OPS stands at .776 overall and .746 versus righties.
- The Giants have won four of their last five games SU.
- San Francisco has posted 21.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.6 over its last five.
- The Giants have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
