The San Francisco Giants (40-38) and Arizona Diamondbacks (36-44) meet at 9:40 p.m. ET Tuesday for the 2nd of a 3-game series at Chase Field in Phoenix. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Giants vs. Diamondbacks odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Arizona leads 1-0 after an 8-3 triumph in the Fourth of July series opener.
The Giants have lost 5 straight games, scoring just 12 runs along the way. San Francisco will look to snap that streak against a club it dominated a year ago. S.F. topped Arizona 17 times in 19 games in 2021.
The Diamondbacks — a team averaging a below-average 4.21 runs per game — have found some offense of late. Arizona has scored 29 runs in their last 4 games, going 2-2.
Giants at Diamondbacks projected starters
LHP Alex Wood vs. LHP Tyler Gilbert
Wood (5-7, 5.03 ERA) owns a 1.36 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 8.7 K/9 through 73 1/3 IP in 15 starts.
- Has coughed up 15 R in his last 17 1/3 IP on the road.
- Does well to limit hard contact, but has been beaten up by a .340 batting average on balls in play.
Gilbert (0-3, 7.88 ERA) has appeared in 4 games this season (3 starts) in his 2nd MLB season. He has a 1.44 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 through 16 IP.
- Being called up from Triple-A for his 1st MLB action since June 7.
- Clocked a 3.10 ERA in 40 IP last season.
Giants at Diamondbacks odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 11:52 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Giants -180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Diamondbacks +145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Run line (RL): Giants -1.5 (-108) | Diamondbacks +1.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -105 | U: -120)
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Giants at Diamondbacks picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 3
Money line
Arizona’s recent offense has been buoyed by the club going 12-of-32 (.375) with runners in scoring position in its last 4 games.
Wood is likely undervalued a bit. He’s a ground-ball pitcher, and the D-backs have faltered against such. The Giants have the better bullpen, and it’s 1 that is better rested in key slots.
San Francisco is the lean … up to -165. PASS otherwise.
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Run line/Against the spread
GIANTS -1.5 (-108) is the best play as currently listed. It wasn’t that long ago when the Giants were playing at a .600-to-.650 clip for multi-week stretches.
Over/Under
The Under 9.5 … at -115 … makes sense. PASS otherwise.
Both clubs have some underlying numbers that support better run prevention than what they have posted so far.
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