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San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The San Francisco Giants (1-2) face the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1) Sunday at 10:08 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. We analyze the Giants-Dodgers betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Giants at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers

LHP Drew Smyly vs. LHP Julio Urias

Smyly: Pitched a scoreless relief inning with two strikeouts and a walk Thursday

  • Went 4-7 with a 6.24 ERA over 21 starts and four relief appearances with the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies last season

Urias (2019): 4-3 with a 2.49 ERA over seven starts and one relief appearance

  • 85 strikeouts against 27 walks and seven home runs allowed over 79 2/3 innings
  • 3.07 ERA at Dodger Stadium vs. 1.86 road rate

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Giants at Dodgers: Key injuries

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Giants

  • 1B Brandon Belt (heel) out
  • OF Billy Hamilton (undisclosed) questionable
  • 3B Evan Longoria (oblique) 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 2:20 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Dodgers 8, Giants 3

Moneyline (ML)

The Dodgers (-358) are again heavily favored in this season-opening series after losing 5-4 to the Giants (+310) Saturday.

The Dodgers won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 17-2  and are the far superior team. There just isn’t value in the -358 price to justify any sort of bet. PASS on the moneyline and bet the run line.

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

DODGERS -2.5 (-121) is the way to go. Los Angeles would need to win by at least three runs for a $10 bet to return a much more worthwhile profit of $8.30.

The Giants’ bullpen has pitched 15 1/3 total innings through the first three games of this series and the Dodgers will be able to take advantage of the tired unit.

Over/Under (O/U)

Following the above logic, OVER 9.5 (-110) is the best play in this game. The Dodgers will handle the bulk of the scoring with a multi-run margin of victory sending this well over the required 10 total runs.

Esten’s 2020 MLB betting record: 7-4

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San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The San Francisco Giants (0-2) face the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0) In Game 3 of their season-opening series Saturday at Dodger Stadium for a 4:10 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Giants-Dodgers MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets around the matchup.

Giants at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Logan Webb vs. LHP Alex Wood

Webb (2019): 2-3, 5.22 ERA in eight starts

  • Webb made one start against the Dodgers as a rookie in 2019, giving up two runs in six innings and losing the game. He struck out five.
  • Dodgers 1B Max Muncy is 2-for-2 against Webb with a home run.

Wood (2019): 1-3, 5.80 ERA in seven starts

  • Wood is back with the Dodgers after a one-year stint with the Cincinnati Reds in which he made only seven starts, won one game and dealt with a back injury.
  • Wood is 4-3 in 15 career games (nine starts) against the Giants with a 3.90 ERA. Giants SS Brandon Crawford has two career home runs off Wood in 18 at-bats.

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Giants at Dodgers: Key injuries

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Giants

  • 3B Evan Longoria (oblique) out
  • OF Billy Hamilton (undisclosed) questionable
  • 1B Brandon Belt (heel) out

Dodgers

  • SP Clayton Kershaw (back) OUT
  • RP Scott Alexander (undisclosed) 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 3 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Dodgers 6, Giants 3

Moneyline (ML)

The Dodgers are heavy favorites at -358. They rolled through their first two games of the season, allowing only one run each night. Expect the roll to continue for the NL West favorites. You won’t win a lot of money but you should take the  DODGERS (-358).

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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

L.A. is favored at -2.5 (-121). They won the first two games 8-1 and 9-1. In their tune-up games leading up to the opener, they also scored 21 runs. The Dodgers lineup is tremendous. With the Giants missing key bats in their lineup, expect the Dodgers to keep it up. Take DODGERS -2.5 (-121).

Over/Under (O/U)

The total is set at 10 runs. The Dodgers are 1-0-1 in two games but have held the Giants to two runs. The Giants have had moderate success against Wood and should be able to do better than one run. However, with the increased line, the two teams will just miss the total this afternoon. Take the UNDER 10 (-110).

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San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Thursday’s San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers matchup, with MLB betting predictions, picks and best bets.

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The San Francisco Giants head to Chavez Ravine to tangle with the  Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday at 10:08 p.m. ET in a Dodger Stadium contest that kicks off the 2020 season for both teams. We analyze the Giants-Dodgers MLB betting odds and lines, with betting advice and tips around the matchup.

Giants at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Johnny Cueto vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw

Cueto, who is 126-87 with a 3.35 ERA in his 12-year career, will be making his 297th start.

  • The right-hander pitched just 16 innings – in four starts – late last season after returning from Tommy John surgery.
  • Cueto is backed by what projects as a shaky, bottom-feeder relief corps.

Kershaw went 16-5 with a 3.03 ERA last season, averaging 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

  • The three-time NL Cy Young winner held the Giants to a .581 on-base plus slugging percentage in 2019. Over his career, Kershaw has held current SF batters to a .450 OPS while posting a near-8-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
  • Kershaw is backed by a Dodger bullpen that paced the NL with a 3.85 ERA a year ago. LA relievers logged a fine 2.87 ERA at home last season. That figure was best in MLB by nearly half-a-run.

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Giants at Dodgers: Key injuries

The list of injuries for this one includes …

Giants

  • C Buster Posey (player’s choice) and 3B Evan Longoria (oblique) are two bats missing from an already below-average offense.

Dodgers

  • OF Chris Taylor (arm) is one of just a few LA injuries heading into the 2020 campaign.

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 8 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML)

The Dodgers are the odds-on favorite to win the pennant in the Senior Circuit. They’ll be heavily favored in many a game along the way. But they’re likely getting too much respect in this one. STEER CLEAR of the Dodgers’ -304 price.

New to sports betting? A winning $10 bet on the Dodgers would produce a profit of $3.29.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

Cueto has a shaky line against current Dodger bats (.841 OPS allowed), and the Dodgers should win more games by 3-plus runs than anyone in the NL. A year ago, they outscored the Giants 93-45. A DODGERS -1.5 (-150) bet is a good way to ride LA coattails without the hefty asking price.

Over/Under (O/U)

The total is 8 and is priced at -110 both ways. There’s a slight lean toward some value on the OVER, especially if the price starts to shade the Under.

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