Arizona will try to be nasty hosts on Thursday when the San Diego Padres pay a visit to Chase Field.

Arizona sends Ian Kennedy out against Cory Luebke for the Padres in this game. Kennedy is 18-4 with a 2.96 ERA on the season, while Luebke is 4-6 on the year and has a 3.32 ERA.



View San Diego vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Padres were listed as +-175 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 12-rated Diamondbacks and the league No. 11-ranked Padres, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Arizona owns the No. 11 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.4 per game. By contrast, the Padres are rated No. 16 in the same category at 8 per game.

Arizona owns the National League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Diego's National League No. 5-rated defense.

The Padres were a 3-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +124 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Diego rolled to a 3-1 win against San Francisco on Wednesday, as Aaron Harang and the Padres' bats led the team to victory at PETCO Park.

Last time out for Arizona, they were a 5-3 Sportsbook as they battled the Rockies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at +115 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Arizona got the job done in their last match in a 5-3 victory over Colorado on Wednesday at Coors Field behind starter Joe Saunders.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 8-2
After playing Colorado are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

A few Padres at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego
Arizona is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games at home


Next up:
San Diego at Arizona, Friday, September 9