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It’s the Arizona Diamondbacks hosting the San Francisco Giants in the season opening game for each team. The first pitch at Chase Field is scheduled for 4:10 PM ET. The Giants are listed on the MLB betting board as a -135 moneyline favorite with a total line of 8 runs.
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The Giants were 87-75 last season and finished 2nd in the NL West. They were a Wild Card playoff team and while they beat the Mets in the Wild Card game they lost to the Chicago Cubs in four games in the NLDS. San Francisco ranked 19th in the Majors in runs scored last season and 4th in team ERA.
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The Diamondbacks were 69-93 last season and they finished in 4th place in the NL West. Last season they ranked 10th in the Majors in runs scored and dead last in team ERA.
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Last season the Giants were 13-6 against the Diamondbacks.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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San Francisco: Madison Bumgarner (0-0, 0.00 ERA)<br />
Arizona: Zach Greinke (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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Madison Bumgarner gets the Opening Day nod for the Giants and last season he was 15-9 with an ERA of 2.74. He ranked 4th in the NL in ERA last season where he posted career highs in innings pitched (226) and strikeouts (251). Bumgarner was also solid in Spring Training in seven starts with an ERA of 2.52. In 26 career appearances against the Diamondbacks, including 25 starts, he is 9-7 with an ERA of 2.53. The Giants have won Bumgarner’s last four starts and four of his last five road starts. The Giants are 8-0 in his last 8 road starts against the Diamondbacks.
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Zach Greinke goes for the Diamondbacks and he did not have a great first season in Arizona after signing a six-year $206 million dollar contract battling injuries and going 13-7 with a less than stellar ERA of 4.37. He is a solid 9-2 with a 2.49 ERA in 14 career starts against the Giants, but in his last start of Spring Training he gave up three runs in four innings of work in a game against the Seattle Mariners. Arizona was 2-2 last season in Greinke’s four starts against San Francisco.
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Betting Angles<br />
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Last season the Giants won 9 of 10 road games against the Diamondbacks.
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The Giants are 43-20 in the last 63 games against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
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In the last 6 games between these teams in Arizona the Over record is 5-1. In Greinke’s four starts against the Giants last season the Under record was 3-0-1.
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In Bumgarner’s last six starts against the Diamondbacks the Under record is 5-1.
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Last season the Diamondbacks were 33-48 at home and the Giants were 42-39 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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San Francisco Giants: 0-0 SU / O/U 0-0 / Run Line W/L 0-0<br />
Arizona Diamondbacks: 0-0 SU / O/U 0-0 / Run Line W/L 0-0
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San Francisco at Arizona Key Betting Trends<br />
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SF is 4-0 in their last 4 vs. National League West.
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SF is 4-1 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series.
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SF has an Over record of 8-2-1 in their last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter.
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ARIZ is 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
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ARIZ is 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
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ARIZ has an Under record of 10-3 in their last 13 games.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<strong>GIANTS</strong>
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[P] 04/01/2017 - Will Smith out indefinitely ( Elbow )
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[RF] 03/31/2017 - Mac Williamson out indefinitely ( Quad )
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<strong>DIAMONDBACKS</strong>
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[P] 04/01/2017 - Jake Barrett 10-day DL ( Shoulder )
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[P] 03/31/2017 - Steve Hathaway 10-day DL ( Shoulder )
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[CF] 03/31/2017 - Socrates Brito 60-day DL (3/28) ( Finger )
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