The Arizona Diamondbacks have been struggling mightily vs. the sports betting odds recently. They have had a major problem scoring runs and on their recent road trip they did next to nothing. The Diamondbacks are languishing in last place in the National League West and they are not a team that may people are supporting in sports betting online action.
Sports betting odds don’t favor Arizona much anymore. It has not taken the sportsbooks and bettors long to realize that Arizona simply is not very good. The Diamondbacks were doing okay in run scoring as they were in the Top 10 in the league but on the road trip at Colorado, San Francisco and Los Angeles, the bats went quiet. That is bad news for Arizona because they have had the worst pitching in the league.
It might not get any better for Arizona as third baseman Mark Reynolds is struggling with an injury. He is one of the best hitters on the team and the Diamondbacks have missed his power in recent games. He is tied for the team lead in home runs with 12. Arizona was averaging 4.8 runs per game but the recent road trip saw a power outage. When the Diamondbacks don’t score they don’t win because they have no pitching. Their team ERA is the worst in the league at almost six runs per game. The team is so desperate for pitching that they actually traded for Detroit multi-million dollar bust Dontrelle Willis. And they are putting him right into the rotation as he is expected to start on Saturday.
Arizona was not expected to be this bad vs. the sports betting baseball odds. The Diamondbacks were thought to be among the contenders in the National League West but it has not worked out this season. The team still doesn’t have Brandon Webb and Dan Haren seems to have lost all confidence. His ERA was almost five. Ian Kennedy was actually leading the team in ERA. The bullpen has been even worse with supposed closer Chad Qualls having an ERA of over seven. The Diamondbacks improved their pitching numbers on Wednesday as they played a long game against the Dodgers that was scoreless well into extra innings.