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San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Chase Field.
Left hander Alex Wood will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Wood is 9-3 this season with a 3.83 ERA.
Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Merrill Kelly. The right hander has a 4.38 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Giants as -170-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
Arizona lost its last outing, a 7-1 result against the Giants on August 04. Bettors who backed the Giants at -180 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Giants were a 7-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
San Francisco:
Team record: 68-40 SU
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of San Francisco's last 23 games on the road
Arizona:
Team record: 34-75 SU
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Next up:
San Francisco at Milwaukee Friday, August 6
Arizona at San Diego Friday, August 6