Posted on
9/18/2007 4:00:09 PM
MLB Betting Trends - San Francisco Giants (67-83) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (84-67)
By Robby Maddux
Based on $100 wagers, the Arizona Diamondbacks have taken over the top-spot as the MLB bettor’s biggest money-makers in all of baseball by collecting $1730 this year. They look for more tonight when they continue their three-game set against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field.
The Diamondbacks have dropped four of their last six games, including Monday's series-opening 8-5 loss as the -220 favorites. Arizona is now 5-2 at Chase Field against the Giants this year, but have dropped the last two meetings at home. The overall season series is tied at eight games each.
- Diamondbacks are 13-4 in their last 17 during Game 2 of a series.
- Diamondbacks are 5-2 in their last 7 games following a loss.
- Giants are 1-4 in their last 5 during Game 2 of a series.
- Giants are 1-5 in their last 6 games following a win.
Arizona will send rookie right-hander Micah Owings (6-8, 4.78 ERA) to the mound this evening, who is 1-7 over his last 14 starts after starting the season 5-1.
Owings has been touched for 12 runs in 5 2-3 innings over his last two starts, including his last appearance on Sept. 8, when he allowed seven runs in 2 2-3 innings in the Diamondbacks' 9-8 victory over St. Louis.
His only previous start against the Giants came on July 1, 2007 when he was roughed up for seven runs in four innings of work in a 13-0 thrashing delivered by San Francisco.
- Diamondbacks are 4-0 in Owings' last 4 starts during Game 2 of a series.
- Diamondbacks are 2-5 in Owings' last 7 starts on Grass.
- Diamondbacks are 1-4 in Owings' last 5 home starts.
- Diamondbacks are 2-5 in Owings' last 7 starts overall.
The Giants hand the ball to left-hander Jonathan Sanchez (1-4, 5.29 ERA), who is facing Arizona for the second time in a week. In his most recent outing versus the Diamondbacks, he lasted just three-plus innings on Wednesday, while allowing three runs in a 9-4 defeat.
Sanchez dropped to 0-2 with a 5.28 ERA in three starts this season with the loss.
- Giants are 1-4 in Sanchez's last 5 starts on Grass.
- Giants are 1-4 in Sanchez's last 5 starts overall.
MLB odds display Arizona (-165) the favorites to take Game 2 with a total of 9 over -115.
- Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite.
- Diamondbacks are 15-5 in their last 20 games as a favorite of -151 to -200.
- Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
- Giants are 12-26 in their last 38 games as an underdog of +110 to +150.
- Giants are 1-4 in their last 5 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
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