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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Diamondbacks vs Padres MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddShark.com
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres will meet on the field at PETCO Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
The Diamondbacks will trot Joe Saunders out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Saunders has a 6-8 record and a 3.82 ERA this season.
It'll be Dustin Moseley toeing the rubber for the Padres in this contest. Righthander Moseley is 3-9 with a 3.19 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.
Arizona won its last outing, a 7-0 result against the Rockies on July 24. Bettors who backed the Diamondbacks at +117 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for San Diego, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Phillies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Padres at +230 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
Arizona has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 55-47 SU
San Diego: 45-58 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games 
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games 
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Next up:
San Diego home to Arizona, Wednesday, July 27