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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Giants vs Diamondbacks MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks will meet on the field at Chase Field on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
The Giants will trot Eric Surkamp out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Surkamp has a 2-0 record and a 2.95 ERA this season.
Surkamp's opponent in this one will be Ian Kennedy. The Diamondbacks righthander has a 2.87 ERA to go along with a 20-4 record this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
In their last action, San Francisco was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
San Francisco has lost 2 straight games.
Arizona has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
San Francisco: 84-73 SU
Arizona: 91-66 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 13 games on the road
San Francisco is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Francisco
Next up:
Arizona home to San Francisco, Sunday, September 25