San Francisco will look to improve on its 72-65 record when take on Arizona, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Friday.

The Giants will turn to Matt Cain and his 10-9 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Diamondbacks send Joe Saunders (9-11) to the hill.



View Arizona vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Diamondbacks were listed as +-160 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 6.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 14-rated Diamondbacks taking on the National League's No. 5-rated Giants in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Francisco's No. 16 ranked National League offense (3.4 runs per game) against a Diamondbacks defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 8 in the National League at 4.2 runs allowed per game. The Giants have been averaging 8.1 hits per game, less than the Diamondbacks have managed so far this season (8.3 hits on average).

Arizona brings the National League's No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Giants' league No. 2-ranked defense.

The Diamondbacks were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Rockies. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Arizona at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Arizona got the job done in their last match in a 4-2 victory over Colorado on Wednesday at Chase Field behind starter Josh Collmenter.

The Giants were a 4-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Francisco at -173 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. Madison Bumgarner blew away 11 Chicago batter in the Giants' last start, leading them to a 4-0 win over Chicago on Wednesday at AT&T Park.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Colorado are 9-1
After a win are 9-1

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

A few Diamondbacks at Giants trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Arizona


Next up:
Arizona at San Francisco, Saturday, September 3