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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park.
The Diamondbacks will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Merrill Kelly in this game. Kelly has a 4-4 record and a 4.21 ERA this season.
The Padres will counter Kelly with Eric Lauer. Left hander Lauer has a 5.24 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -137-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
In their last action, San Diego was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on San Diego at 100 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Diamondbacks were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at 100 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Arizona:
Team record: 25-24 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
San Diego:
Team record: 25-24 SU
San Diego is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
San Diego is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
San Diego is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Arizona at San Francisco Friday, May 24
San Diego at Toronto Friday, May 24