Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Arizona Diamondbacks will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field. The Reds will give the ball to starter Travis Wood in this one. Lefthander Wood is 3-1 this season with a 2.65 ERA. Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Joe Saunders. The lefthander has a 4.48 ERA to go along with a 7-12 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Reds scored eight runs over the final two innings and cruised to an 11-7 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, as -120 favorites. That game's 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Jay Bruce went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and a pair batted in for the Reds. Arthur Rhodes pitched one inning of relief to pick up the victory. Aaron Heilman allowed four runs in just over one inning of relief and suffered the loss on the hill for the Diamondbacks. Current streak: Team records: Arizona: 47-74 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After playing Arizona are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 Arizona most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing Cincinnati are 1-9 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona Cincinnati is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Arizona's last 17 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Arizona's last 23 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home Next up: For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history. |