Giants vs. Diamondbacks Prediction
After a disastrous season-opening loss, will Johnny Cueto lead the Giants to a bounce-back victory over the Diamondbacks tonight at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Giants are -150 money line favorites versus the Diamondbacks, who have +130 odds to upset San Francisco yet again. With Johnny Cueto set to face Patrick Corbin in the pitching matchup, the over/under sits at 9 runs.
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Cueto was outstanding in his first season with the Giants, posting a 2.79 ERA over 32 starts. San Francisco’s bullpen will try and avoid blowing yet another quality start from a starter after Derek Law and Mark Melancon tag-teamed to blow Sunday’s game for Madison Bumgarner. The Giants thought they had solved their closer issues by signing Melancon to a $62 million free agent contract this winter, but he was roughed-up out of the gates.
Corbin put together five starts and 18.1 innings of spring work while allowing a fifth-best 0.93 walks and hits per inning pitched among starters. He was difficult for opponents to hit, as batters registered a .212 batting average against him, which was the eighth-best mark for a pitcher.
Bet Tonight’s Giants vs. Diamondbacks Game
OUR PICK: The Giants are 4-1 in Cueto’s last five starts dating back to last season and are 13-5 in his last 18 road starts as well. On the flip side, the Diamondbacks have lost six of Corbin’s last seven starts against division rivals and are 0-7 in his last seven outings after scoring five runs or more in their previous game, which is what they did in their walk-off victory against the Giants on Sunday.
TUESDAY MLB FREE PICK: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS -150