Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 5/13/24

At 9:45 PM from Oracle Park in San Francisco, we have an NL West matchup between the Dodgers and Giants. Los Angeles comes in with a record of 27-15, while the Giants are currently 19-23. Toeing the rubber for the Dodgers is Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and he is facing off against Jordan Hicks for the Giants.

The over/under line is at 7.5 runs, and the Dodgers are the favorite on the money line at -192. Looking at the Giants, they have a money line payout of +159. You can catch this one on SNLA.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK

The Pick: OVER 7.5 Runs

This game will be played at Oracle Park at 9:45 ET on Monday, May 13th.

HOW TO BET THE DODGERS VS GIANTS:

• We have the Dodgers winning by a score of 5 to 4
• However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Giants to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Dodgers Records & Stats

The Dodgers will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Padres with a 4-0 loss. Los Angeles was actually the slight favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind early, as the Padres scored two runs in the first inning. San Diego added another two runs in the 4th to put things out of reach. The Dodgers only had four hits and didn’t score a run.

Walker Buehler got the start for the Dodgers and took the loss. He only lasted 3 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits. Mookie Betts had two hits and a double but didnjson’t score a run. The Dodgers also wasted a good performance from the bullpen, as three relievers combined to pitch 5 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball.

Los Angeles heads into today’s game vs. the Giants with a record of 27-15, which has them leading the NL West by 5.5 games over the Padres. The Dodgers are 8-6 in divisional games this year and went into the series with the Padres having won four in a row. Currently, they are 8-2 across their last 10 games.

So far, the Dodgers have been really good at home, going 15-8. On the road, they are 12-7 this season. Los Angeles has been really good in night games, going 18-7, which is the best in the National League. As the favorite, the Dodgers are 26-13 this year, while going just 1-2 as the underdog. Today’s game is the first of the series, and the Dodgers’ overall series record is 9-6 this year.

When the Dodgers win, they win big, with an average run margin of 4.1 runs per game. Their run line record is 22-20, and they have been a good bet against the spread on the road, going 11-8. Overall, they have covered the run line in 21 of 39 games as the favorite.

The Dodgers have had a low-scoring streak, as the under has hit in four straight games. Their games have averaged 8.7 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 22-20. The over/under line for today’s game is set at 7.5 runs, and the average line for their games this season has been 9 runs. So far this season, 85.7% of their games have had higher over/under lines than today’s 7.5-run total.

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the start for the Dodgers today as he faces the Giants on the road. He has made eight starts this year and has a record of 4-1 with an ERA of 2.79. Yamamoto has been pitching well, as he has a WHIP of 1.00 and batting average allowed of .215. So far, he has turned in four quality starts and is averaging 10.07 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, he went eight innings, giving up two earned runs and coming away with the win. Yamamoto has won three straight starts.

Los Angeles comes into the game as the league’s top-scoring offense, averaging 5.2 runs per game. They have been even better at home, putting up 5.7 runs per contest. The Dodgers are also the league’s top team in terms of on-base percentage and OPS. Overall, they are batting .261, which is the 2nd best mark in the league.

Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez are both near the top of the league in home runs, with 11 apiece. Ohtani is batting .352 for the season, while Hernandez is hitting just .252. Max Muncy has 9 homers this season, but is batting just .234 and has gone 4/26 over his last seven games.

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Reds, closing out their series with a 6-5 win. After allowing three runs to the Reds in the top of the first, the Giants responded with five runs of their own. San Francisco went on to add another run in the 5th inning and closed things out with a Luke Jackson save in the 10th.

Kyle Harrison got the start for the Giants, going five innings and giving up three earned runs on just three hits. He also issued three walks and hit a batter. LaMonte Wade Jr. was only 1/3, but his one hit was a home run, and the Giants scored two more runs after his homer.

San Francisco is hosting the Dodgers today with an overall record of 19-23, which has them 4th in the NL West. Currently, they trail the Dodgers by eight games and are 8-9 in the division. The Giants have won two straight games, closing out their series vs. the Reds with a win.

At home, the Giants are 11-8 compared to 8-15 on the road. So far, they have been a bit better as the favorite, going 13-11, and 6-12 as the underdog. This season, the Giants’ series record is 6-5-2, and they have won two straight series.

When betting on the Giants’ run line, it’s been more profitable to take them on the road than at home. San Francisco is 12-11 against the run line away from Oracle Park, compared to 7-12 at home. The Giants’ average run margin in winning games is +3.3, while it’s -4.4 in losses. They are 19-23 overall against the run line this season.

San Francisco has seen 54.8% of their games this season have an over/under line higher than today’s 7.5 total. Their games have averaged 8.5 runs per game this season, but when the line is set at 7.5 runs, the over has hit at an 8-7 clip. The Giants’ last game saw 11 runs scored against the Reds, going over the 7.5 run total.

Jordan Hicks is getting the start for the Giants today and has made eight starts this season. He has a record of 3-1 and an ERA of 2.30. Looking at his overall numbers, Hicks has made three quality starts and is coming off a game in which he gave up three earned runs in five innings of work. In that outing, he gave up two home runs. Hicks has been much better at home, with an ERA of 1.52 compared to 3.38 on the road. His ERA for May is 3.38.

San Francisco’s offense has been one of the worst in the league so far this season, averaging just 3.8 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. They have been even worse at home, putting up just 3.5 runs per contest. The Giants are also near the bottom of the league in team OPS, on-base percentage, and isolated power. However, they do come in with a team batting average of .239.

Michael Conforto has been swinging a hot bat of late, going 8/19 in his last six games with two homers. For the season, he is batting .280 with seven homers. Conforto’s 20 RBIs is the 2nd most on the team, behind Thairo Estrada, who is 15th in the league with 21 RBIs.