San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 2 (8/2): MLB

San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 2 (8/2): MLB

Credit: photo by Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 9:45 p.m. EST
Giants money line +122
Giants run line +1.5 (-140)
Dodgers money line -145
Dodgers run line -1.5 (+120)
Over / under 8

 

Key stats

  San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers
Record 51-52 69-33
Home / road record 29-24 34-18
Last 10 record 3-7 7-3
Streak L1 W2
Over / under record 48-48-6 40-54-8
Runs / game 4.62 5.21
Runs allowed / game 4.31 3.28

 

Preview

The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will play the 2nd game series at the Oracle Park on Tuesday night. The Dodgers dominated the Giants beating them 8-2 in the first game of the series. Trea Turner homered to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, Max Muncy also went deep and Freddie Freeman had three hits, including a double, and two RBI.

San Francisco Giants

The Giants get here with a 51-52 record and have lost 7 of their last 10 games. The team is averaging 4.62 runs per game and they're batting for .235 AVG, 471 runs scored in 798 hits and 118 home runs, ranking #8 in offense in the league behind the Milwaukee Brewers. Joc Pederson leads the team with 17 home runs and 43 RBI. Thairo Estrada is batting for an average of .260.

Defensively they are allowing 4.31 runs per game and rank #17 in the league. Carlos Rodon leads the pitching staff with a 3.00 ERA, 158 strikeouts and 9 wins recorded.

Probable Pitcher:

Alex Wood (7-8, 4.11 ERA) will be on the mound for the Giants in the 2nd game of the series. Wood earned the win over the Cubs in 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on two hits, two walks, and a hit batsman while striking out three. He has a record of 2-4 with an ERA of 3.44 and 55 strikeouts in 10 appearances versus the Dodgers in his career.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers get here with a 69-33 record and have won 5 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 5.21 runs per game and they're batting for .258 AVG, 526 runs scored in 884 hits and 130 home runs, ranking #2 in offense in the league behind the New York Yankees. Mookie Bets leads the team batting for .266 AVG. and 23 home runs. Trea Turner has 72 RBI. 

Defensively they are allowing 3.28 runs per game and rank #1 in the league. Tony Gonsolin leads the team with a 2.41 ERA, 96 strikeouts and 12 wins recorded.

Probable Pitcher:  Tyler Anderson (11-1, 2.61 ERA)

Anderson will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Dodgers. Thursday against the Rockies, Anderson earned the victory by pitching seven scoreless innings while striking out four and allowing just four hits and one hit. He has a record of 1-3 with an ERA of 3.91 and 44 strikeouts in 9 appearances versus the Giants in his career.

BETTING TRENDS

LA Dodgers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games on the road.

LA Dodgers are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the National League.

San Francisco are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the National League.

The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Francisco's last 19 games played on a Tuesday.

Prediction

The Dodgers continue to stay hot offensively as they scored an average of 7 runs per game in their last 5 games. They have also won the last 5 games vs the Giants. Tyler Anderson will get the ball for the Dodgers who has been insane lately and hasn't allowed a single run in his last 19 innings pitched. The Giants will send Alex Wood to the mound who has been decent but has lost twice vs Dodgers this season. The Dodgers are simply on another level and the Giants are no rivals for them. Take the Dodgers.

PICK: Dodgers ML (-145)

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