The San Francisco Giants will be looking to put a dent in the Arizona Diamondbacks' NL West lead when the teams meet in an MLB betting matchup on Friday night.
Matt Cain (10-9, 2.87 ERA) is the scheduled starter in this key contest for the Giants on Friday. Joe Saunders (9-11, 3.82 ERA) is the probable pitcher for the Diamondbacks in their road game.
View Arizona vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Giants were listed as -160 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 6.5 earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
The Giants sit at No. 5 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Diamondbacks sit at a National League No. 14 on the same chart.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Francisco has the National League's No. 16-rated offensive output, at 8.1 hits per game. The Diamondbacks average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 11 on the National League list.
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
