Diamondbacks vs. Giants Prediction
Will the under cash when the Giants host the Diamondbacks tonight at 10:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Giants are -140 money line favorites to beat the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +134 to pull off the upset. With Anthony Banda set to face Madison Bumgarner in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Banda will be called up to start Friday against the Giants. He’s taking the place of Robbie Ray, who landed on the disabled list after taking a line drive off his head last week. Banda took the loss in his big league debut on July 22, serving up seven hits and four runs over 5 2/3 innings against the Nationals. Even against a struggling Giants team, there isn’t much streaming appeal here.
Bumgarner was terrific in Sunday’s no-decision against the Dodgers, allowing just five hits and a walk over seven shutout frames. The star southpaw fanned seven on the night. He has continued to improve each time out and looked to be in vintage form against one of the most potent offenses in all of baseball. He’ll carry a 2.92 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 49/9 K/BB ratio into Friday’s showdown against the Diamondbacks.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under is a perfect 4-0 in Bumgarner’s last four home starts against the Diamondbacks, is 20-7-1 in the last 28 meetings in San Francisco, and has cashed in five of Bumgarner’s last seven starts versus Arizona overall. The under is also 4-1-1 in the Diamondbacks’ last six starts, is 13-3 in their last 16 road games versus a left-handed starter, and is 4-1 in their last five games versus a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
FRIDAY MLB PREDICTION: DIAMONDBACKS/GIANTS UNDER 8