The San Diego Padres battle the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in MLB betting action at PETCO Park.

It's a pitching duel between Dustin Moseley for the Padres (3-9 on the year) and Joe Saunders for Arizona (6-8 so far).



View Arizona vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Padres in this one will find them as -125 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 13-rated Padres and the league No. 15-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 Diego's National League No. 16-ranked scoring average of 3.5 runs per game, against a Diamondbacks offense rated No. 3 and scoring 4.5 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 7.9 hits per game to date this season, less than the Diamondbacks hitters have managed (8.5 per nine innings).

San Diego owns the National League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.7 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Arizona's National League No. 9-rated defense.

Arizona won its last outing, a 7-0 result against the Rockies on July 24. Bettors who backed the Diamondbacks at +117 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Diamondbacks didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Colorado 7-0 on Sunday at Chase Field.

Last time out for San Diego, they were a 5-4 Sportsbook as they battled the Phillies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at +230 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. San Diego rolled to a 5-4 win against Philadelphia on Monday, as Aaron Harang and the Padres' bats led the team to victory at Citizens Bank Park.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a win are 5-5

A few Diamondbacks at Padres trends to consider:
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona


Next up:
Arizona at San Diego, Wednesday, July 27