A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting San Diego duelling Arizona on Tuesday at Chase Field.

For the Diamondbacks, Ian Kennedy gets the ball, charged with keeping the Padres hitters off the base paths. He'll face Eric Stults, 6-2 on the year.



View San Diego vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Diamondbacks in this one will find them as -170 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Diamondbacks, most recently No. 11 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Padres, who rate a National League No. 10 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Arizona has the National League's No. 5-rated offensive output, at 8.6 hits per game. The Padres average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 13 on the National League list.

Comparing defensive stats, San Diego owns the National League's No. 14-rated road mark, allowing 4.8 runs per game on the highway. Arizona, on the other hand, rates No. 4 in scoring at home.

San Diego won its last outing, a 12-11 result against the Rockies on September 16. Bettors who backed the Padres at -161 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (23) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. San Diego looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Rockies, a 12-11 final on Sunday in support of Andrew Werner at PETCO Park.

The Diamondbacks were a 10-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Arizona at -119 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors. Arizona got the job done in their last match in a 10-2 victory over San Francisco on Sunday at Chase Field behind starter Patrick Corbin.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 8-2
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Padres at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
San Diego is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games


Next up:
San Diego at Arizona, Wednesday, September 19