Diamondbacks-Giants Pointspread Pointers

The division rival Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at AT&T Park. The Diamondbacks will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Dan Haren in this game. Haren has a 9-5 record and a 2.58 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Giants will be Jonathan Sanchez. The lefthander has a 4.10 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Diamondbacks blew a late lead and fell 10-6 to the Cubs last time out, as +120 underdogs. The 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9). Conor Jackson went 3-for-3 at the plate with one RBI for the Diamondbacks. Doug Davis was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs over seven innings on the mound. Matt Cain tossed a four-hit shutout on Thursday, as the Giants defeated the Washington Nationals 1-0. The Giants won that game as -150 favorites, while the team's played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5). Dave Roberts drove in the only run to give the Giants a three-game sweep. Cain earned his sixth win of the season. Current streak: San Francisco has won 3 straight games. Team records: Arizona: 50-51 SU San Francisco: 43-58 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 6-4 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing at home against Arizona San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona San Francisco is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games at home Next up: San Francisco home to Arizona, Saturday, July 26