Giants vs. Diamondbacks Prediction: MLB Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – August 3, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 3, 2023

The San Francisco Giants (60-49) and Arizona Diamondbacks (57-52) play on Thursday at 3:45 PM ET, at Oracle Park.

The Giants are favored (-134 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the Diamondbacks (+113). The contest has an over/under of 8.5.

The betting facts in the article below are based off odds valid as of August 3, 2023 at 3:17 PM ET. Ready to bet? Click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Giants vs Diamondbacks Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Giants -134 +113 8.5

Giants Betting Insights

  • This season, the Giants have been favored 58 times and won 31, or 53.4%, of those games.
  • San Francisco has a record of 22-19 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -134 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Giants, based on the moneyline, is 57.3%.
  • Games involving San Francisco has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 46 of 109 chances this season.
  • The Giants have an ATS record of 56-53-0 in 109 games with a spread this season.

Giants Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 3.2
HR 9
ERA 2.84
K/9 7.5

Diamondbacks Betting Insights

  • The Diamondbacks have been chosen as underdogs in 58 games this year and have walked away with the win 27 times (46.6%) in those games.
  • Arizona has a win-loss record of 17-19 when favored by +113 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 46.9% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Arizona and its opponents have gone over in 47 of its 109 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
  • The Diamondbacks have posted a record of 59-50-0 against the spread this season.

Diamondbacks Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 3-7
Runs Per Game 3.4
HR 7
ERA 5.16
K/9 7.8

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Giants Probable Pitcher – Scott Alexander

  • Alexander’s team is 2-3-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
  • The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Tuesday, when he threw one inning, giving up no earned runs while allowing one hit to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  • Alexander has yet to pitch five or more innings in any of his five starts this season. He averages 0.9 frames per outing.
  • If he manages to end his start without allowing an earned run, he’d extend his streak of appearances with no earned runs to five.
  • Alexander’s team has been victorious in 33.3% of the games he’s started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 1-2.
  • Alexander’s team has won two of his five starts.
  • Games Alexander has started this season hit the over two times in five chances.

Giants Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Camilo Doval 50 50 67 2.52 0 32
Tyler Rogers 49 55.2 45 2.43 24 2
Taylor Rogers 41 37.1 44 2.65 6 1
Scott Alexander 31 31.2 18 3.13 5 1
Andrew Vasquez 29 39.2 34 2.27 0 0

Diamondbacks Probable Pitcher – Brandon Pfaadt

  • Pfaadt gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his ninth of the season. He is 0-4 with an 8.20 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, when the right-hander tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing eight hits.
  • Pfaadt will try to build upon a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.6 innings per outing).
  • So far during the 2023 campaign he has allowed at least one earned run in all of his outings.
  • The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in Pfaadt’s five starts this season that they were the moneyline underdog.
  • Pfaadt’s team has a 4-4 record in his starts this season.
  • Pfaadt’s starts with a set total this season have gone over the run total in two of eight contests.

Diamondbacks Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Scott McGough 47 53.2 65 4.19 13 9
Miguel Castro 46 44.1 36 4.06 9 7
Paul Sewald 45 43 60 2.93 0 21
Kyle Nelson 44 41 53 2.85 7 0
Kevin Ginkel 37 41.1 38 2.18 1 3

Giants Hitting Trends

  • The Giants are 24-16 this season in games when they send out at least two homers.
  • San Francisco has gone 15-7 in its 22 games this season with five or more extra-base hits.
  • The team has strung together at least eight hits in 60 games this season, and is 43-17 in those contests.
  • San Francisco has a 35-14 record in games this season when it put up at least five runs.
  • The Giants are 20-10 in the 30 games this season when they have drawn five or more walks.

Diamondbacks Hitting Trends

  • They’ve hit two or more homers in 37 games this season and are 25-12 in those matchups.
  • In 25 games with five or more extra-base hits this season, it has a record of 18-7.
  • In 79 games this season with eight or more hits, they have a record of 53-26.
  • In 67 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 51-16.
  • They have a 19-19 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.

Giants vs. Diamondbacks Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Giants (-134)
Over/Under Pick: Under (8.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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