The San Francisco Giants (49-54) travel to face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers (61-42) on Thursday, July 25th. This game will be played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and televised on NBCS. The Giants are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Dodgers are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Giants. First pitch is set for 3:10 CT.

Giants vs. Dodgers Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Dodgers (-138)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 8.5 Runs

• The Dodgers have won 6 of their last 9 home games.
• The Dodgers have outscored the Giants 12-10 in their last 3 head-to-head games.
• The Dodgers have scored 5 or more runs in 5 of their last 9 home games.
• The Dodgers have a better overall record (61-42) compared to the Giants (49-54).
• The Dodgers have a home record of 33-20, while the Giants have an away record of 21-32.

Giants vs Dodgers

San Francisco cruised to an easy 8-3 win over the Dodgers in the most recent game of this series. The Giants had a huge 8th inning, scoring six of their eight runs. As for the Dodgers, they scored their only three runs in the 9th. Heading into the game, the Giants were at +163 on the money line.

Robbie Ray only went five innings for the Giants but gave up just one hit and one earned run. He finished the game with eight strikeouts but issued two walks. Tyler Glasnow struggled on the mound for the Dodgers, giving up two earned runs in five innings of work.

Matt Chapman and Mike Yastrzemski each homered for the Giants, while Heliot Ramos scored twice and drove in two runs while going 1/5. Chapman, Yastrzemski, and Ramos were the only three Giants hitters to have more than one hit.

San Francisco is 4th in the NL West, 12 games behind the Dodgers, with a 49-54 overall record. The Giants are 21-32 on the road, compared to 28-22 at home. Their series record is 16-13-2, and they have a 4-6 record in their last 10 games.

When the Giants win, they win by an average of 3.2 runs, but when they lose, they lose by an average of 3.4 runs, leading to a 49-54 run line record. Their games with an 8.5 run line have gone 12-7 this season, and the total line for today’s game is set at 8.5 runs.

Logan Webb Gets The Start For The Giants

Right-hander Logan Webb is starting for the Giants today as he faces the Dodgers on the road. He has made 21 starts this season and has a record of 7-8 with an ERA of 3.59. In his 21 appearances, Webb has turned in 14 quality starts. Looking back at his last outing, Webb took the loss vs. the Rockies, giving up four earned runs in six innings of work. Before that, he had lost two straight starts. One positive note is that he has allowed just one homer in each of his last three outings. Per nine innings, Webb is averaging 2.21 walks compared to 7.66 strikeouts.

Giants Offense Breakdown

Heading into today’s game, Tyler Fitzgerald is on a six-game hitting streak for the Giants, and he has been red hot at the plate, going 8/14 with four homers over his last five games. For the season, he is batting just .236, but his four homers in his last five games have helped him move up the team’s home run leaderboard. Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman are also tied for the team lead with 14 homers, with Ramos batting .288 and Chapman hitting just .233.

As a team, the Giants are averaging 4.3 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. Overall, they are batting .242 and have the 11th ranked on-base percentage in the league. So far, they have been a good home run hitting team, but their collective batting average and on-base percentage are just average compared to the rest of the league.

Los Angeles is 61-42 overall this season and leads the NL West by 7.5 games over the Padres. The Dodgers are 2-1 in their series vs. the Giants and have an overall series record of 18-14-1. They have a 6-4 record in their last 10 games.

On the run line, the Dodgers are 50-53 overall and have an average run margin of +0.9 runs per game. Their games have averaged 9.0 runs per game, with the over hitting in 53 of their 103 games.

Clayton Kershaw Gets The Start For The Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw is coming off a season in which he made 24 starts and went 13-5 with an ERA of 2.46. His WHIP was 1.06, and he finished the season with 11 quality starts. Last season, Kershaw faced the Giants three times and went 2-1 with an ERA of 1.27. For the season, Kershaw allowed 19 home runs and averaged 9.36 strikeouts per nine innings. His walks per nine innings were 2.73, and his strikeouts per walk were 3.4.

Dodgers Offense Breakdown

Shohei Ohtani has been a great run producer for the Dodgers this season, as his 73 RBIs are 4th in the league, and his 30 homers are 2nd in the MLB. Ohtani is batting .310 for the season and has a strong on-base percentage of .396. Teoscar Hernández has also been a key power bat for the Dodgers, as he has 21 homers and is batting .267.

Los Angeles comes into the game as the best scoring team in the league, averaging 5 runs per game. They have also been very patient at the plate, as they are 2nd in the league in walks and have the best on-base percentage in the league. The Dodgers have been even better at home, averaging 4.9 runs per game.

Giants vs Dodgers Prediction

Our prediction for today’s Giants vs. Dodgers game is that the Dodgers will pick up a 6-5 win at home. With the Dodgers picking up the win, we recommend taking them on the money line, where the payout is -138.

Looking at the starting pitchers, our projections have Clayton Kershaw finishing with seven strikeouts compared to Logan Webb with just four. Kershaw is also projected to go six innings, while Webb is projected to go seven.

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