The San Francisco Giants (76-74) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-72) open a key 2-game series at Chase Field Tuesday in Phoenix. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Giants at Diamondbacks odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Giants lead 6-5
The Giants enter play 2 games back for a Wild Card spot in the jumbled National League standings. There are 5 teams basically vying for 2 Wild Card spots with the Philadelphia Phillies 3 1/2 games clear of the rest of the pack for one of the other card spots.
San Francisco made things hard on itself by dropping 3 of 4 games against lowly Colorado on the road over the weekend, and it is just 6-10 in the past 16 games overall. The Over and Under has alternated in the past 7 games.