San Francisco will look to improve on its 90-65 record when take on Arizona, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Thursday.

San Francisco hands the ball to starter Barry Zito in this one and he'll try to improve on his 13-8 mark on the year. Arizona counters with Patrick Corbin, who will try to quiet the fans and the Giants bats at the same time.



View Arizona vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Giants as -120 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 1-rated Giants and the league No. 11-ranked Diamondbacks, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Francisco's National League No. 6-ranked scoring average of 4.5 runs per game, against a Diamondbacks offense rated No. 5 and scoring 4.5 runs per game in the league. The Giants have averaged 9.3 hits per game to date this season, more than the Diamondbacks hitters have managed (8.7 per nine innings).

Arizona brings the National League's No. 9-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Giants' league No. 5-ranked defense.

The Diamondbacks were a 6-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Giants. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -160 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Diamondbacks were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the San Francisco staff and losing 6-0 to the Giants on Wednesday at AT&T Park.




Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 8-2
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

A few Diamondbacks at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
San Francisco is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games


Next up:
Arizona home to Chi Cubs, Friday, September 28
San Francisco at San Diego, Friday, September 28