| 4-1 | April 05, 2014, 04:10 PM | Dodger Stadium | 4-2 |
The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the San Francisco Giants invade Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
Paul Maholm gets the call for the Los Angeles Dodgers and he will try to build on a 0-0 mark. In the other dugout, Madison Bumgarner brings a 0-0 ledger to the game for the Giants as he tries to quiet the Dodgers bats.View San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Odds and Stats.
The Dodgers were listed as 108 moneyline underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Dodgers at No. 19 and the Giants at No. 7 heading into this contest.
San Francisco was an 8-4 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Dodgers. They won as +165 underdogs, while the total score of 12 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. San Francisco looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Dodgers, an 8-4 final on Friday in support of Ryan Vogelsong at Dodger Stadium.
How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Los Angeles's No. 15-ranked scoring average of 3.83 runs per game, against a Giants offense rated No. 5 and scoring 6.2 runs per game. The Dodgers have averaged 8 hits per game to date this season, less than the Giants hitters have managed (8.4 per nine innings).
Los Angeles owns the No. 12 defense, allowing 3.83 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Francisco's No. 18-rated defense.
Next up:
San Francisco at Los Angeles, Sunday, April 6th
