Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 5/14/24
The Dodgers and Giants are set to face off in an NL West matchup at 9:45 PM ET at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The money line odds have the Dodgers as the favorite, with their payout sitting at -168, while the Giants are at +140. The over/under line is currently at 8 runs.
SNLA will be televising this one, and Gavin Stone will be going for the Dodgers, while Keaton Winn is slated to start for the Giants. Los Angeles is 28-15, while the Giants are 19-24, and the Dodgers are currently 1st in the NL West.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline -168
This game will be played at Oracle Park at 9:45 ET on Tuesday, May 14th.
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
Los Angeles picked up a 6-4 road win over the Giants in the most recent game of this series. The Dodgers had a two-run lead going into the 10th inning and the Giants could only muster one run in the bottom half of the inning. Heading into the game, the Dodgers were favored at -221 on the money line.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the start for the Dodgers, going just 5 2/3 innings while giving up four runs and striking out six. Blake Treinen got the win out of the bullpen, and J.P. Feyereisen got the save. Taylor Rogers took the loss for the Giants out of the bullpen.
Mookie Betts, Enrique Hernandez, Will Smith, Gavin Lux, and Shohei Ohtani each had two hits for the Dodgers’ offense. Betts and Hernandez each homered in the game. For the Giants, Luis Matos went 1/4 with a home run, and Heliot Ramos was 2/4.
Dodgers Records & Stats
Los Angeles is on the road today, taking on the Giants with an overall record of 28-15, good for 1st place in the NL West. They currently lead the Padres by 6.5 games for the division lead. The Dodgers are 9-6 in division games this year.
The Dodgers have won two straight games as the favorite, and they are 27-13 when favored this year. They are also 13-5 as the favorite on the road. Los Angeles has been really good in night games this year, going 19-7. Looking at their overall record, the Dodgers have gone 8-2 over their last 10 games.
When the Dodgers are favored, they are a solid bet against the run line, going 22-18. They are also a good bet on the run line when on the road, going 12-8. Their average run margin is 1.8 runs per game, and they are 23-20 overall against the run line. Their average run margin in winning games is 4.1 runs per game.
Today’s over/under line of 8 runs for the Dodgers-Giants game is lower than the average over/under line for Dodgers games this season. The Dodgers have played in 33 games with higher over/under lines than 8 runs, and their games have averaged 8.7 runs per game. The over/under record for Dodgers games this season is 23-20, and their games have gone over the line in 2 of the 3 games with an over/under line of 8 runs.
Right-hander Gavin Stone gets the start for the Dodgers today as he faces the Giants on the road. Stone has made seven starts this year and has a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 3.55. Looking at his overall numbers, Stone has a WHIP of 1.26 and opponents are batting .236 this season. Stone has turned in four quality starts this year and is coming off an outing in which he gave up just one earned run in seven innings of work. In that outing, he gave up six hits, issued no walks, and gave up one homer. Stone has given up a homer in three straight outings.
Los Angeles comes into today’s game as the top-scoring team in the league, averaging 5.3 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 5.7 runs per contest. The Dodgers have also been very disciplined at the plate, leading the league in walks and on-base percentage. As a team, they are batting .262, which is the 2nd best mark in the league.
Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez are currently tied for the team lead with 11 home runs apiece, with Ohtani batting .354 and Hernandez at just .244. Mookie Betts has been a key run producer for the Dodgers, as his 28 RBIs are 2nd on the team, and he is 7th in the league in RBIs. However, Betts is also batting just .250 over his last six games.
Giants Records & Stats
San Francisco is 4th in the NL West with a record of 19-24, which has them nine games behind the Dodgers for the division lead. So far, they are 8-10 against other teams in the NL West. The Giants lost the series opener vs. the Dodgers and have an overall series record of 6-5-2 this year.
At home, the Giants have gone 11-9 compared to 8-15 on the road. As the favorite, San Francisco has gone 13-11 and 6-13 as the underdog. Looking at their overall mark, the Giants are 4-6 in their last 10 games.
When the Giants win, they do so by an average of 3.3 runs per game, which is a big reason they have a run line record of 19-24. Their run line record is 7-13 at home, where they are losing by an average of 0.4 runs per game. As the underdog, the Giants are 11-8 vs. the run line, while they are 8-16 as the favorite.
The Giants have hit the over in two straight games, and their combined run average is 8.5. The over/under line for today’s game is 8 runs. Their over/under record for the season is 20-21, and their over/under record when the line is set at 8 runs is 2-4-1. So far this season, 37.2% of their games have had an over/under line set at 8 runs, and 46.5% have had a line set lower than 8 runs.
Keaton Winn will be looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Rockies, as he was tagged with the loss and gave up seven earned runs in just 3 2/3 innings of work. In that outing, he gave up one homer. Before that, he had picked up the win in two straight outings, giving up just one earned run in each of those starts. Winn’s ERA for the season is 5.63, along with a record of 3-5. For the year, he has made eight starts, three of which were quality starts. Winn’s ERA on the road is 19.04 compared to 3.0 at home.
San Francisco’s offense has been one of the worst in the league this season, averaging just 3.8 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. They have been even worse at home, averaging just 3.6 runs per contest. However, the Giants do have a pair of hitters who are in the top 15 in RBIs, with Thairo Estrada leading the team with 21 RBIs, which is 15th in the league, and Michael Conforto is 2nd on the team with 20 RBIs.
Conforto has been on a tear of late, batting .435 over his last seven games, with two homers and four RBIs. Estrada has also gone deep twice in his last 10 games while batting .263. Conforto is also on a five-game hitting streak.