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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres meet at Petco Park.
The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Caleb Smith in this one. Left hander Smith is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Joe Musgrove who starts for the Padres. Right hander Musgrove is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -192-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Padres were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -210 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Arizona was a 4-2 loser on the road against the Padres. Bettors on San Diego at -210 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Arizona:
Team record: 0-2 SU
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego:
Team record: 2-0 SU
San Diego is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
Next up:
Arizona at San Diego Sunday, April 4