San Francisco will try to be nasty hosts on Tuesday when the Arizona Diamondbacks pay a visit to AT&T Park.

San Francisco hands the ball to starter Tim Lincecum in this one and he'll try to improve on his 10-14 mark on the year. Arizona counters with Tyler Skaggs, 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:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Diamondbacks listed as underdogs of +-145 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Giants sit at No. 1 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Diamondbacks sit at a National League No. 11 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, San Francisco owns the No. 3 ranking for hits in the National League at 9.3 per game. By contrast, the Diamondbacks are rated No. 7 in the same category at 8.8 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Diamondbacks own the National League's No. 9 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Arizona was a 4-2 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at +162 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Arizona looks to rebound from a loss to the Rockies, who beat them 4-2 on Monday behind a start from Tyler Chatwood at Coors Field.

Last time out for San Francisco, they were a 6-4 loser as they battled the Padres at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at -153 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. San Francisco suffered a 6-4 loss against San Diego on Sunday, as Yusmeiro Petit wasn't able to lead his team to victory at AT&T Park.


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

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 9-1
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

A few Diamondbacks at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Arizona at San Francisco, Wednesday, September 26