MLB wagering interest swings to the San Diego vs Arizona battle on Friday at PETCO Park as the Padres try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

The Padres will rely on Eric Stults to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Trevor Cahill will be his counterpart for the Diamondbacks. Eric Stults is 5-5 this season, and Trevor Cahill is 3-7.



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Betting Line:
The Padres were listed as +100 moneyline underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Padres, most recently No. 15 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Diamondbacks, who rate a National League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between San Diego and its National League No. 7-rated batting order, averaging 4.2 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 4 lineup of the Diamondbacks at 4.5 runs per outing.

San Diego owns the National League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Arizona's National League No. 6-rated defense.

Last time out for Arizona, they were an 8-6 Sportsbook as they battled the Dodgers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at -109 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Arizona won a close affair on Wednesday in their last outing, defeating Los Angeles 8-6 in extra innings at Dodger Stadium.

In their last action, San Diego was a 5-3 Sportsbook at home against the Braves. Bettors on San Diego at +109 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Padres grabbed a win last time out, defeating Paul Maholm and the Braves 5-3 on Wednesday at PETCO Park.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Diamondbacks at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Arizona


Next up:
Arizona at San Diego, Saturday, June 15