The San Francisco Giants face the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday at Dodger Stadium in Game 2 of their 2020 season. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. We analyze the Giants-Dodgers MLB betting odds and picks, with betting advice and tips around the matchup.
Giants at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Jeff Samardzija vs. RHP Ross Stripling
Samardzija started 32 games for the Giants last season, going 11-12 with a 3.52 ERA.
- In his career against the Dodgers, Samardzija is 2-5 but owns a 3.83 ERA and averages 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
Stripling went 4-4 in 32 appearances (15 starts) last season, striking out 9.2 batters per nine innings.
- He was 0-1 with a 5.59 ERA in four appearances against the Giants last season, giving up three home runs – the most he surrendered to a single team
- Stripling has a career ERA of 3.51, which is on par with his 3.55 ERA against the Giants.
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Giants at Dodgers: Key injuries
Visit sportsdata.usatoday.com to track all MLB injuries leading up to game time.
Giants
- C Buster Posey has opted out of the 2020 season
- 3B Evan Longoria (oblique) out
- 1B Brandon Belt (heel) out
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 5 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Giants 3
Moneyline (ML)
This is a lopsided matchup, which has the Dodgers -238 and San Francisco +210. It’s hard to imagine the Giants mustering up enough offense with their weak lineup to win this game after losing Thursday’s opener 8-1, but the reward is minimal with a bet on the Dodgers.
Still, the play here is with the DODGERS (-238), even though there’s some added risk by wagering on such a heavily favored team.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Dodgers to win would return a profit of $4.20.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Here’s where the real value lies. The Dodgers are -1.5 in this matchup, which isn’t much to give to a lackluster Giants team. At -120, the reward is much greater than taking the Dodgers’ moneyline.
Take the DODGERS 1.5 (-120) two win by at least two runs behind a potent lineup that already poured eight runs on the Giants in the season opener.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over/Under is set at 9, or the same number of runs as were scored between these teams on Opening Day. I’m predicting a similar total, but I’d bet the OVER 9 (-110) because the Dodgers can put runs on the board in a hurry against the Giants’ pitching staff.
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