The Los Angeles Dodgers will head east to face their divisional rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The action starts at 10:15 p.m. ET and you can watch the game on either KNTV or SNLA.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Odds
San Francisco (+130) is the underdog to Los Angeles (-140) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this game at 8.5 runs. Bettors can also wager on the runline with the odds coming in at Dodgers -1.5 runs (+105) and Giants 1.5 runs (-125).
The Dodgers are 11-12 SU and are 8-15 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 11.4 units for moneyline gamblers this year and 8.3 units ATS. Los Angeles has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Giants are 11-13 SU and 16-8 ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven.
San Francisco games have an over/under record of 10-14 so far in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 12-11.
Hyun-Jin Ryu is starting for the Dodgers. The southpaw is 3-0 with a 1.99 ERA and 27 strikeouts. The Giants are turning to Derek Holland (0-3, 4.98 ERA), who’s got 22 strikeouts and seven walks as well as a 1.06 WHIP.
Los Angeles’ pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.21 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 10.12 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.93, along with a WHIP of 1.13 and a K/9 of 10.38.
Dodgers hitters have slashed .241/.318/.389 on their way to 4.5 runs scored per game.
Yasmani Grandal and Matt Kemp have led Dodgers’ hitters. Grandal is slashing .324/.422/.577 with four home runs, 18 RBIs and 12 runs scored, while Kemp is up to four homers, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored.
Grandal seemed to take a step back when hitting lefty pitching on the road in 2017, putting up a slash line of .143/.250/.238 across 48 plate appearances.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has allowed 4.0 runs per game this season. Its starters have an ERA of 3.62, a WHIP of 1.18 and 7.4 strikeouts-per-nine. The bullpen has a 3.67 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.7 K/9.
The San Francisco offense is putting up 3.2 runs per outing, including 3.4 per game over its last five.
The Giants’ offense has been led by Brandon Belt and Buster Posey. Belt is slashing .304/.402/.638 with six home runs, 12 RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Posey’s line is .280/.337/.413 with 21 hits, nine RBIs and six runs scored.
The Dodgers have lost 1.9 units and are 3-5 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has cashed in one of those games, compared to seven that’ve gone under. The Giants have netted 2.8 units and are 10-4 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in eight of those games, compared to six that went under.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
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Los Angeles has recorded 22.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 16.4 over its last five.
The Dodgers have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
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