Giants vs. Dodgers Prediction
Will the Dodgers wax their rivals the Giants tonight at 10:10PM ET when the two teams open a new series in L.A.?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Dodgers are -280 money line favorites versus the Giants, who have odds of +240 to pull off the upset. With Matt Moore set to face Alex Wood in the pitching matchup, the over/under is currently sitting at 8 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Moore surrendered four runs in six innings and came away without a decision against the Padres on Saturday. It has been a rough season for the former elite prospect, but he pitched well today except for one bad inning. All four runs he allowed came home in the fourth frame. It started with a solo home run off the bat of Wil Myers, followed by three singles and then a triple by opposing pitcher Luis Perdomo. On the good side, Moore was able to punch out seven batters without issuing a base-on-balls in the contest. He owns a dreadful 3-10 record and a 5.82 ERA. Coming into today’s game he had a 4.20 ERA at home and a 7.61 ERA on the road this year.
Wood finally had an off night on Friday, giving up nine runs — seven earned — in 4 2/3 innings versus the Braves to take his first loss of the season. Wood had been 11-0 with a 1.56 ERA. He gave up more earned runs tonight than he had in his previous 10 starts combined (six runs in 62 innings). He hurt his own cause in the fourth, when he tried to handle a popup and dropped it, scoring two runs. He also gave up a grand slam to opposing starter Jaime Garcia, which wasn’t ideal.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Giants have lost five of their last six divisional games, are 3-8 in Moore’s last 11 starts and 3-8 in his last 11 road outings. On the other side, the Dodgers’ are 44-11 in their last 55 games overall, are 9-1 in their last 10 games versus National League West opponents, and are 11-1 in Wood’s last 12 starts overall.
FRIDAY MLB PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS -1.5