MLB Betting: Giants vs Diamondbacks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Chase Field. Ace Tim Lincecum will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Lincecum is 5-0 this season with a 1.76 ERA. It'll be Rodrigo Lopez toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Righthander Lopez is 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adam LaRoche belted two home runs and the Diamondbacks cruised to a 13-1 victory over the Giants on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks won that game as -165 favorites, while the teams played OVER the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Ian Kennedy tossed eight innings for the victory, allowing three hits and one run. Todd Wellemeyer gave up five runs off four hits in his five innings in the loss for the Giants. Team records: San Francisco: 22-17 SU Arizona: 17-24 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 Arizona most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 4-2 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Arizona is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: San Francisco at Oakland, Friday, May 21 Arizona home to Toronto, Friday, May 21 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.