The San Francisco Giants (7-9) close out their three-game weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers (10-5). The longtime rivals will tangle in Chavez Ravine at 4:10 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon. We analyze the Giants-Dodgers betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Giants at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP Walker Buehler
Gausman owns a 5.27 over 13 2/3 IP this season. The much-traveled righty is pitching for his fourth club in three years. He clocked a 5.72 ERA over 31 appearances (17 starts) a year ago.
- Current Dodger bats own a robust .377/.449/.649 slash line against the eight-year veteran hurler. Los Angeles saw Gausman earlier this season, and he allowed 3 runs (2 ER) in 4 IP in a 9-1 LA victory.
Buehler has registered a 5.19 ERA through 8 2/3 IP this season. The 26-year-old right-hander notched a 3.26 ERA in 30 starts in 2019.
- Current Giant bats have been tagged with an anemic .618 OPS when facing Buehler in the past.
- Buehler coughed up three home runs in his last start and has allowed hard contact at a 44% rate — a high figure — thus far in 2020.
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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 10 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
GIANTS (+250) come at a nice price as the visitors here. Is San Francisco the likely winner Sunday? Of course not, but if you can get to the place where you peg the Giants as a 1-in-3 chance, the +250 tag offers value.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Giants +2 (-110) doesn’t offer enough value, and the drift upward in price would have to be more than 10 cents to make the run line a worthwhile consideration. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under is 19-9-3 in the last 31 series meetings in Los Angeles. For Sunday’s matinee contest, an evenly priced 8.5 runs is tough to put in either bucket, but perhaps a slowly acclimating Betts, coupled with the absence of Seager, makes for a lean on the UNDER 8.5 (-110).
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