The San Francisco Giants (6-9) and Los Angeles Dodgers (10-4) will play the middle contest of their three-game series at Dodger Stadium at 9:10 p.m. ET Saturday night. We analyze the Giants-Dodgers betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Giants at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Johnny Cueto vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw
Cueto owns a 4.97 ERA through 12 2/3 innings pitched.
- Cueto was so-so in a July 23 start against LA, but current Dodgers bats have cuffed him around a bit in his career. Over 173 plate appearances, Los Angeles hitters have slashed their way to a .302/.349/.491 line against the 13-year vet.
Kershaw is making his second start of the season. He was solid in his 2020 debut, allowing just three singles over 5 2/3 scoreless innings. The Dodgers southpaw threw 178 1/3 innings last season (his most since 2015), posting a tidy 3.03 ERA along the way.
- Kershaw owns a silly-good line against current SF bats: .465 OPS, .060 ISO allowed, 7.3-to-1 SO-to-BB ratio. He tossed 19 IP against the Giants in 2019, logging a 2.37 ERA.
- Small-sample size: The Dodgers lefty hasn’t allowed a run at home in 5 2/3 IP this season. Big sample: Kershaw has registered a sub-3.00 home ERA in 4 of the last 5 seasons.
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Giants at Dodgers: Key injuries
Get the latest injury news here.
Giants
- RP Reyes Moronta (shoulder) out
- C Buster Posey (personal) opted out of season
Dodgers
- SS Corey Seager (back) questionable
Giants at Dodgers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:50 p.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
The Dodgers took Friday’s game, 7-2, and have won 7 of their last 9 in this rivalry series. Sometimes, big MLB prices are actually still value prices. With Kershaw on the mound, LA has been tabbed as a -200-plus favorite 43 times over the last three years. The Dodgers are 34-9 in those games, and bettors have claimed a double-digit return on investment.
Take Kershaw, the better offense (LA: 5.4 runs per game, SF: 4.6 RPG), and the better bullpen (LA: 1.47 ERA, SF: 5.26 ERA). And lay the three bills: DODGERS (-334).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The DODGERS -2.5 (+100) get you into a more acceptable price if you are risk-averse on the moneyline tag.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under has gone 4-1-2 in the last seven meetings between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Friday’s 7-2 Dodgers win amounted to a push on the total. Figure on the same, with not enough value either way, on an evenly-priced eight-run mark (OVER 8 -110/UNDER 8 -110).
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