Reds vs Diamondbacks Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cincinnati Reds will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Righthander Edinson Volquez will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Volquez is 3-1 this season with a 4.25 ERA. It'll be Rodrigo Lopez toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Righthander Lopez is 5-11 with a 4.93 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Scott Rolen was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in to lead the Reds past the Diamondbacks 6-2 on Tuesday night. Cincinnati cashed as +100 road underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Paul Janish went 2-for-4 with a homer for the Reds, as winning pitcher Bronson Arroyo allowed two runs over 7 1-3 innings for Cincinnati. Kelly Johnson was 2-for-3 with a two-run blast for Arizona, while Daniel Hudson took the loss after allowing three runs over seven innings for the Diamondbacks. Current streak: Cincinnati has won 4 straight games. Arizona has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 68-51 SU Arizona: 47-73 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 1-9 Before playing Arizona are 6-4 After playing Arizona are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 Arizona most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing Cincinnati are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: 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 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 16 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Arizona's last 16 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Arizona's last 22 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games Arizona is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home Next up: Arizona home to Cincinnati, Thursday, August 19 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com