Friday is finally here and what better way to celebrate than by watching and placing bets on baseball? The beginning of the weekend features a premier matchup between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks. There may be less of a focus on divisional matchups in the current age of MLB, but they are still electric. Game two of the four-game series in this NL West battle is set for Friday night.
Every day of the MLB schedule is one day closer to October baseball. Both of these MLB teams are in a decent spot in terms of where they sit in the MLB standings. All four of these MLB games in the series matter, given that only a handful of games separate these two teams. With that being said, let’s get ready to make some Giants vs Diamondbacks predictions.
San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Information
San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Location of the game: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ.
Date & Time: Friday, May 12. 9:40 p.m. EST.
How to watch: Bally Sports Arizona | NBC Sports Bay Area | MLB.TV
San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
There is no time like the best day of the week (Friday) to make your MLB picks. Las Vegas released the MLB odds for the game between the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks a little later than most games. The odds are fresh and ready to be tested. Before you check out the odds, who do you have winning in your Giants vs Diamondbacks predictions?
Moneyline: On the moneyline, the Giants are given -111 odds, and the Diamondbacks are the very slight underdogs on their home turf with +101 odds.
Spread: When it comes to the spread, the Diamondbacks will be given +1.5 (-150) odds and the Giants will have to cover -1.5 (+130).
Over/Under: Finally, the over/under is set at a rather high 10 runs. Let’s meet the starting pitchers before we can make our Giants vs Diamondbacks predictions.
San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
Starting Pitchers
Ross Stripling:
In his first year with the San Francisco Giants, Ross Stripling is serving a similar role to what he is used to. The bulk of his games pitched come as a starter, but he also pokes around as a reliever. Stripling has pitched in seven games this year, four of which have come as a starter. The former Toronto Blue Jay is coming off the best year of his career but is having early struggles on the West Coast.
Stripling is 0-2 with the forbidden 6.66 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, and has 22 strikeouts through 25.2 innings pitched. Out of the seven games the veteran has started, the Giants have only won a single game. The San Francisco Giants odds have been greatly impacted by their tough schedule, but there is no such thing as an easy game in this league. Stripling is looking for his first win of the season on the hill.
Ryne Nelson:
This is actually a very similar pitching matchup. Ryne Nelson will be taking the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they continue pushing through the gauntlet that is the NL West. When you tune into an Arizona Diamondbacks game, you never know what to expect. That is what makes them fun, and they are a team to monitor the MLB stats of.
Nelson has also appeared in seven outings for his club, and his team has also just won one of those games. That game came on April 9 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The RHP is 1-2 on the season with an even 6.00 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and has 22 strikeouts through 36.0 innings pitched.
San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Picks and Predictions
As the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks are set to battle, get ready for a lot of base runners. With two pitchers with a high ERA, you can expect plenty of runs. Take over 10 (even) runs in this one.
There is something taboo about the 6.66 ERA of Ross Stripling, so we are fading him and the Giants. The offense in Arizona is more dangerous than their foes in the Bay Area, so we are betting on the bats of the snakes.
- Take Arizona (+101) on the moneyline.
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