The San Francisco Giants (30-19) and Los Angeles Dodgers (30-19) play the opener of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium Thursday with a 10:10 p.m. ET first pitch. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Giants vs. Dodgers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Alex Wood is the projected starting pitcher for the Giants. He is 5-1 with a 1.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 and 2.4 BB/9 over 42 IP through 7 starts.
Wood pitched four seasons with the Dodgers from 2015-18, and he had a second tour with the team last season en route to a World Series championship. He faced the Dodgers in his last outing, allowing two earned runs, eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts across six innings in a quality start, but the Giants lost 2-1 at home Friday.
The Dodgers haven’t named their starting pitcher as of this publishing, but the plan is it will be a bullpen game. LHP David Price is an option.
Price 1-0 with a 3.95 ERA (13 2/3 IP 6 ER), 1.61 WHIP, 9.2 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 10 appearances, including one start. His last start was May 20 against the Arizona Diamondbacks when he tossed two scoreless innings in an opener role of an eventual 3-2 home victory.
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Giants at Dodgers odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 3:19 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Giants +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Dodgers -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Off the board
- Over/Under: 8 (Over +100 | Under -120)
Prediction
Giants 4, Dodgers 1
Money line (ML)
The GIANTS (+105) are the play on the road in this series opener. The Dodgers handed old buddy Wood his first loss of the season last time out, but it was a well-pitched 2-1 game in San Francisco. Wood is the much better pitcher in this matchup. He’ll get revenge against his old employer.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
No play with the game currently off the board.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 8 (-120) easily connected last Friday in Wood’s outing against L.A. as there was just a total of three runs on the board. Wood should be able to keep the Los Angeles bats in check again, and Under is the way to go. The Under has hit in each of Wood’s past three tilts, all quality starts on his ledger.
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