The Los Angeles Dodgers are expected to send Zack Greinke to the mound on Sunday night as they play host to the rival San Francisco Giants in marquee MLB betting at the sportsbooks.
Greinke has made two career starts against the Giants, allowing four earned runs on 11 hits over those 11 1-3 innings of work. The righthander held the Padres to two runs on two hits over five innings in his first start of 2014.
San Francisco puts its faith in starter Matt Cain to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 0-0. Getting the ball for the Dodgers is Zack Greinke, who owns a 1-0 record on the season with a 3.60 ERA.
View San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Odds and Stats.
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Dodgers as -153 favorites on the moneyline for this contest. The over under was hovering near 6.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals at Sportsbook.
This game matches up the No. 19 (Dodgers) and the No. 7 (Giants) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
In their last action, San Francisco was a 7-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Dodgers. Bettors on San Francisco at -115 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Madison Bumgarner blew away 10 Los Angeles batter in the Giants's last start, leading them to a 7-2 win over Los Angeles on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Giants rank No. 13 at 8.83 hits per game. That compares with Los Angeles’s No. 20 ranking in that category.
San Francisco brings the No. 18-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Dodgers's No. 16-ranked defense.
Next up:
San Francisco home to Arizona, Tuesday, April 8th
Los Angeles home to Detroit, Tuesday, April 8th
