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San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at Chase Field.
The Padres will trot Dylan Cease out to the mound in this one. Right hander Cease has a 3-2 record and a 2.78 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Slade Cecconi who starts for the Diamondbacks. Right hander Cecconi is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Diamondbacks as -104-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Diamondbacks were a 8-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
San Diego won its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Reds on May 01. Bettors who backed the Padres at -142 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
San Diego:
Team record: 16-18 SU
Arizona:
Team record: 14-18 SU
Next up:
San Diego at Arizona Saturday, May 4