San Francisco Giants vs LA Dodgers Prediction 5-13-24 Picks

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants meet Monday in MLB action from Oracle Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs LA Dodgers Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Los Angeles Dodgers will send out Gavin Stone to the mound here and Stone is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. This will be Stone’s first career start against the Giants. Jordan Hicks will get the start for the Giants here and is 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. This will be Hicks’ second career start against the Giants.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this one looking to rebound from a 4-0 loss to San Diego in Sunday’s series finale. The loss for the Dodgers in the series snapped a five-series winning streak where the Dodgers knocked off the Marlins, Braves, Diamondbacks, Blue Jays and Nationals.

Dodgers Still Stacked At The Plate

Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 56 hits including a team-high 11 home runs, 15 doubles and 27 RBIs with a .352 batting average while Mookie Betts has 56 hits with 11 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers and 27 RBIs of his own. Teoscar Hernandez also has 11 home runs with 33 RBIs and a team-high 52 strikeouts. Betts also has 8 stolen bases while Ohtani has a team-high 9 stolen bases.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

• The Dodgers have won each of their last seven night games against the Giants following a road loss.
• The Giants have lost each of their last six games against NL West opponents following a home win.
• The Giants have failed to cover the run line in 14 of their last 15 games following a home win.
• The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last seven night games against the Giants at Oracle Park following a loss.
• The Giants have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against opponents that held a winning record.
• The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents that held a winning record.

San Francisco Giants Recap

The San Francisco Giants will be looking to build on their series win over the Reds with a 6-5 win over Cincinnati in Sunday’s series finale, giving the Giants back-to-back series wins after taking out the Rockies the series prior.

Giants Starting To Pick It Up Offensively

Michael Conforto leads the Giants with 40 hits including a team-high 7 home runs with 20 RBIs and 7 doubles while Thairo Estrada has 37 hits with 7 doubles, 6 home runs and a team-high 21 RBIs. Matt Chapman has 7 doubles with 6 home runs and 19 RBIs as well this season.

Why the San Francisco Giants will win

• The underdogs have won four of the Giants’ last five games at Oracle Park.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Giants’ last five games at Oracle Park.
• The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in six of their last eight games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Giants have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs against National League opponents.
• The Giants have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs against National League opponents.

San Francisco Giants vs LA Dodgers Prediction

I’m going to take a shot on the Giants in this one. I get why the Dodgers would be favored, but for some reason I’m still not 100% sold on Gavin Stone in the Dodger rotation even though he’s pitched really well in his last few starts. Jordan Hicks is no slouch and is a guy that can touch 100 MPH with consistency. The Giants also have a bit of confidence after back-to-back series wins and the Dodgers didn’t look all that imposing in their series loss to San Diego. I’ll take a stab at the Giants and the plus money here.