Giants vs Diamondbacks Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at Chase Field. The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Madison Bumgarner in this game. Bumgarner has a 5-4 record and a 3.76 ERA this season. It'll be Ian Kennedy toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Righthander Kennedy is 9-9 with a 4.20 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants defeated the Dodgers 3-0 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7). Jonathan Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only three hits while striking out nine for San Francisco, while Juan Uribe hit a two-run home run in the win. The Diamondbacks lost to Houston 3-2 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). John Hester and Kelly Johnson hit solo home runs for Arizona. Current streak: San Francisco has won 2 straight games. Arizona has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 76-61 SU Arizona: 56-81 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Arizona are 6-4 After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Arizona most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing San Francisco are 4-6 After playing Houston are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games San Francisco is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Arizona San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 13 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 9 games at home Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games Next up: Arizona home to San Francisco, Tuesday, September 7 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.