Giants at Diamondbacks MLB Picks – May 20, 2010: For appearance sake, Tim Lincecum could be on his way to winning another Cy Young Award in 2010. already the San Francisco Giant's ace righthander is 5-0 on the season to go along with a microscopic 1.76 ERA. Thursday night (9:40 pm Eastern) Lincecum will try for his sixth win this season when he takes the mound versus the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
Assuming victory by San Francisco could be a mistake as righthander Rodrigo Lopez counters for Arizona. Lopez is currently 2-2 in 2010 with a very respectful 3.81 ERA.
With Lincecum getting the start, MLB oddsmakers at BetUS.com list the Giants the moneyline favorite giving -175 odds while D-Backs backers are getting +155 odds. The OVER/UNDER game total is holding at 8. Run line prices show the Giants giving -175(-1 1/2) and the D-Backs (+1 1/2) getting +155.
Lincecum has thrived against Arizona and has averaged more than seven innings per start against the D-backs while compiling a 5-1 record with a 1.87 ERA in nine appearances. He has allowed the D-backs only 48 hits in 67 1/3 innings.
The D-backs have some momentum on their side. The club hit six home runs to tie a franchise record in Wednesday's 13-1 victory against the Giants.
Lopez was magnificent in his last start against the Braves. The right-hander allowed just one run over eight innings in an 11-1 win. Lopez could have gone out for the ninth, but the club elected to give the bullpen some work with such a big lead. Lopez has pitched at least seven innings in his past three starts and has been one of the club's most reliable starters. While not overpowering, Lopez has a good feel for pitching and manages a game well.
MLB Picks: The Giants are a good value bet while only giving -175 moneyline odds. Playing the UNDER on the posted 8 total looks good too.
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