The MLB standings are starting to take shape, and next up on the MLB schedule is a heated rivalry between National League West foes.
However, the Los Angeles Dodgers schedule shows three straight losses to the Arizona Diamondbacks to fall to 5-5. That provides an opening for the San Francisco Giants standings to improve from 4-5 and battle to chase the leaders.
Here’s a look at the odds, history, and breakdown of each team before making Dodgers vs Giants picks.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
The Dodgers are favored at -150 on the moneyline and -1.5 (+110) on the run line. The Giants are +135 on the moneyline and +1.5 (-130) on the run line. The over/under is 7.5 runs with -120 odds on the over and +100 on the under.
The implied team totals have the Dodgers at 4.5, with +100 on the over and -130 on the under. The Giants are at 3.5 runs at +100 on the over and -130 on the under.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Matchup Information
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants
Location of the Game: Oracle Park
Date and Time: Monday, April 10, 2023, 9:45 PM ET
How to Watch: NBC Bay Area, Sportsnet LA, MLB.TV
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
Los Angeles Dodgers
Julio Urias gets the ball for the Dodgers. He is 2-0 and has allowed two runs in 12 innings with 12 strikeouts in his first two starts, MLB player stats show. He is the de facto ace, with Walker Buehler on the MLB injury report for most of the season.
The Dodgers are 13th in allowing 4.55 runs per game, 18th at limiting teams to a .257 batting average, but 11th with an OPS allowed of .707. Their offense is fourth in scoring 6.21 runs per game and second with an OPS of .867.
Los Angeles is 1-3 on the road and 5-4-1 on over/unders this season. There are plenty more MLB games left, and the Dodgers hope to reverse the trend set in Arizona.
San Francisco Giants
Logan Webb has had a very different start to the season. The Giants’ righty has allowed eight earned runs in 11 innings with 16 strikeouts to start out 0-2. Now he gets a tough assignment in the Dodgers’ lineup.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has struggled with, allowing 4.85 runs per game, which ranks 19th. The Giants allow teams to hit .251, which is 14th, with a .723 OPS (15th) and 1.5 home runs per game (22nd).
Offensively, they score 5.42 runs per game, which ranks seventh, and are fifth with an OPS of 802 and second with 1.76 home runs per game.
The Giants are 1-2 at home so far and 5-4 on over/unders to start the season, and hope for a reversal against one of their most hated MLB teams.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Betting Picks
Those making MLB picks likely know the Dodgers have won nine of the last ten games against the Giants, including the last seven on the road. They are 19-7 against San Francisco in the last 26 meetings. The under is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings at Oracle Park.
Dodgers vs Giants picks publicly available as of this writing showed 74% were on the Dodgers’ moneyline and 61% were on the over.
Both lineups are loaded with power, but it is concerning that the Giants are already down two catchers and three outfielders. They can not afford to lose any more depth from a roster that has been depleted.
Really, they need their pitching to become the strength moving forward, and it starts with an improved Webb.
But the Dodgers have a powerful lineup, so our Dodgers vs Giants picks are Dodgers -150, Dodgers -1.5 (+110), and over 7.5 runs (-120) with hopes of runs.
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