The San Francisco Giants will play host to their NL West nemesis Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. The matchup will begin at 3:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – Bay Area will showcase the game.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
The Giants are 3-3 SU and 3-3 ATS. They’ve gained 1.8 units for moneyline bettors and 0.3 units against the spread (ATS). The Dodgers are 2-5 SU and have gone 2-5 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 6.5 units for moneyline bettors this year and 3.4 units ATS.
Giants games have had an over/under record of 3-3 so far in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 2-5.
The Dodgers have lost 3.3 units and are 1-2 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in zero of those games, as opposed to three that’ve gone under against lefties. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 1.8 units and are 2-2 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in two of those games, as opposed to two which went under the total.
The southpaw Rich Hill (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will get the nod for the visiting Dodgers. Hill struck out 166 hitters over 135 innings last year (25 starts) and finished the season 12-8 overall with a 3.32 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. He made three starts against the Giants in 2017 and compiled a 2-0 record against them with a 1.62 ERA and 18 strikeouts.
The Giants are putting the ball in the hands of righty Chris Stratton (0-1, 5.06 ERA), who started 10 games last year and finished the season 4-4 overall with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. He made two starts against the Dodgers a year ago and registered a 0-1 record with a 6.23 ERA and three strikeouts.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has given up 3.5 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 3.58 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 5.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 2.79 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 11.2 K/9. In four games against NL West opponents, Giants starters have an ERA of 2.42 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.63.
The San Francisco hitters are putting up 2.7 runs per contest so far this season and the team has hit .233/.290/.387 to begin the year.
Second baseman Joe Panik and first baseman Brandon Belt have led the Giants’ batters so far. Panik is hitting .381/.458/.810 with eight hits, three RBIs and four runs scored, while Belt is batting .353 with six hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Panik seemed to take a step back when hitting lefty pitching at home in 2017. Over 69 such plate appearances, he slashed .172/.217/.203 (compared to his overall season line of .288/.349/.421).
For the visitors, Los Angeles’ pitchers have allowed 2.7 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 1.99 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 8.85 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.51, along with a WHIP of 1.13 and a K-per-9 of 7.01.
Dodgers hitters have slashed .202/.266/.286 on their way to 3.1 runs scored per game this season, including over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes have led Los Angeles’ hitters. Grandal is hitting .350/.435/.550 with seven hits, three RBIs and four runs scored, while Barnes is hitting .429/.556/.571 with three hits, one RBI and two runs scored.
Barnes did not perform especially well against right-handed pitchers on the road last year. Over 76 such plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .266/.382/.406 (compared to his overall season line of .289/.408/.486).
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The Dodgers went 11-8 SU against the Giants last season.
The Giants’ bullpen managed an ERA of 3.48 against the Dodgers last year.
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