The San Francisco Giants’ second-half collapse has been extremely disappointing, as a struggling bullpen and lackluster offense has led the team to freefall out of the NL West lead. The team that leapfrogged them in the standings, the Los Angeles Dodgers, will look to distance themselves even further from San Fran on Wednesday.
Matt Moore and Kenta Maeda will get the nod. Moore (11-11, 4.06 ERA) is 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA in three career starts against the Dodgers. The hurler earned his second straight win and evened his record at 11-11 after allowing two runs in five innings on Friday against St. Louis.
Maeda (15-9, 3.24) has gone 7-2 with a 3.21 ERA in his last 10 starts with 53 strikeouts over that span. The 28-year-old rookie owns a 2-0 record and 3.00 ERA in two career starts against the Giants.
The Giants aren't exactly a safe moneyline play, but they have been profitable in one area: cashing UNDER tickets on the road. In San Francisco's last 11 games away from home, the UNDER is 9-2.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The San Francisco Giants were listed as 144 underdogs on the MLB baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 7 before betting started earlier on Wednesday over at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 3.8-3.5 result in favor of the Giants. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Los Angeles (85-66) will face the 80-71 Giants in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs San Francisco injuries news.
The Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants odds would favor the Dodgers if the betting lines were set according to our power ranks. Los Angeles is rated No. 7 in the current Odds Shark poll, while San Francisco is at No. 11.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Los Angeles Dodgers No. 16 ranked offense (4.42 runs per game) against a San Francisco Giants defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 5 at 3.93 runs allowed per game. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been averaging 8.45 hits per game, less than the San Francisco Giants have managed so far this season (8.81 hits on average).
San Francisco brings the No. 5-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Dodgers's No. 4-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
J Cueto chucked 5.1 shutout innings at the Dodgers in their last game, striking out 6 in a 2-0 win against Los Angeles in baseball action at Dodger Stadium.
Next Betting Matchups
San Francisco at San Diego, Thursday, September 22nd
Los Angeles home to Colorado, Thursday, September 22nd