Three things we know to be inevitable: Death, taxes and Clayton Kershaw owning the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw, who will get the start for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they take on the Giants on Sportsbook Day, has a 1.60 ERA and a 9.3 SO/9 across his 41 career appearances vs San Fran. Last season alone, the Giants could only muster six earned runs in 34.0 innings against the lefty.
- Clayton Kershaw has allowed 5 earned runs in his last 7 Sportsbook Day starts.
- Ty Blach has a 1.38 ERA in his 4 career appearances at Dodger Stadium.
- Dodgers’ Justin Turner will not be in the lineup after breaking his wrist during spring training.
What would have been the premier pitching matchup of Sportsbook Day was not to be after Madison Bumgarner injured his thumb during spring training. Instead of MadBum, the Giants will start Ty Blach, who has just 26 career starts in the majors. There were times last season when Blach looked like a legitimate starter – specifically the month of July – but he also struggled near the end of the year and found himself in the bullpen. In five appearances vs the Dodgers in 2017, Blach had a solid 3.20 ERA but had the same number of walks as strikeouts.
The Dodgers had little issue against the Giants in the second half of last season, going 7-2 SU while holding an anemic San Fran offense to just 2.7 runs per game. Of course, the Giants have done their best to add punch to their batting order during the offseason – acquiring Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria – but you need to wonder if that was enough to make arguably the worst offense in baseball last season credible.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -275 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in this one over at Sportsbook. The OVER/UNDER number was sitting near 7 at Sportsbook.
OddsShark prediction models pick the Dodgers to win this game 4.8-1.0. 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, 114-63 overall last season, will face the Giants (64-98) in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs San Francisco injuries news.
This game puts the Los Angeles Dodgers, most recently No. 7 in OddsShark MLB Power Rankings, up against the San Francisco Giants, who rated a No. 21 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and their No. 11-rated batting order last season, which averaged 4.81 runs per nine innings, against the No. 29 lineup of the San Francisco Giants at 3.94 runs per outing.
Los Angeles owned the No. 2 defense in 2017, allowing 3.58 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Francisco's No. 16-rated defense.
Betting Trends
- San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 15 games
- San Francisco is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
- Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- Los Angeles is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
- Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- Los Angeles is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
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San Francisco at Los Angeles, Friday, March 30
