San Francisco Giants (2-2) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2)
April 1, 2024 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -227 / San Francisco Giants +188; Over/Under: +8
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The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Monday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Giants vs Dodgers prediction.
Giants Betting Preview
The Giants recently split 4 games with the Padres and stay on the road for another NL West rival. The Giants pitching staff needs to be better, but you can be encouraged the San Fran bats have produced no less than 4 runs in every game. The Giants ended last year with 8 straight games of 2 or fewer runs scored. Michael Conforto leads the Giants with 6 hits and 5 RBI, while Matt Chapman and Lamonte Wade Jr. have combined for 10 hits and 6 RBI. Keaton Winn gets the ball for the Giants, and he was 1-3 with a 4.68 ERA and 35 strikeouts last season. This will be Winn’s second career game against the Dodgers.
Dodgers Betting Preview
The Dodgers are 4-2 on the season and just took 3 of 4 games against the Cardinals. The Dodgers’ offense has produced no less than 5 runs in all 6 games this season. The Dodgers are 15-3 in their last 18 regular season games when scoring 5 or more runs. Mookie Betts leads the Dodgers with 11 hits and 10 RBI, while Will Smith and Max Muncy have combined for 18 hits and 9 RBI. James Paxton gets the ball for the Dodgers, and he was 7-5 with a 4.50 ERA and 101 strikeouts last season. Paxton is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Giants. The Dodgers will play against the Cubs following this series.
Los Angeles Dodgers Team Facts
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last four games as favorites against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against the Giants following a win.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last eight games between the Giants and Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
San Francisco Giants Team Facts
- The Giants have won seven of their last eight Monday night games as road underdogs against the Dodgers.
- The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last 10 Monday night games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Giants have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last eight games at Dodger Stadium.
Giants vs Dodgers prediction
As Ive said in past Dodgers write-ups, they’re going to be favored nearly every game, and you’re going to be paying a tax with these inflated lines. Paxton is a veteran, but he’s had injury issues in recent years and was hittable in 19 starts last season with the Red Sox. Winn showed flashes as a rookie last season through 42.1 innings, and he has a 1.04 WHIP. The Giants and Dodgers don’t like one another, and the last 10 games have been split down the middle. We’re getting almost two times our money. Give me the Giants and the plus money.
