San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Betting Tips and Predictions 6/17/2019

Monday, June 17, 2019

Dodger Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Tyler Beede vs. Kenta Maeda

Dodger Stadium is the venue where Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers (47-24, 1st in NL West) will play the San Francisco Giants (30-38, 5th in NL West) on Monday. The Giants open this matchup at +203 while the Dodgers are coming in at -220. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

The Giants have been a terrible choice for bettors, having gone 30-38-0 SU. Los Angeles covers 66.2% of the time, going 47-24-0 straight up. The Dodgers have been an excellent option for bettors as the favorite, going 47-22-0 SU. San Francisco covers 38.9% of the time as the underdog, having gone 21-33-0 straight up.

Valuable San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The Giants have been a less than ideal Under play for O/U baseball wagerers, having gone 34-31-3.

The Giants are covering 45.5% of the time as the road team, having gone 15-18-0 straight up.

Important Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

Los Angeles covers 77.1% of the time at Dodger Stadium, going 27-8-0 SU.

The Dodgers have been a good Under play for O/U baseball wagerers, having gone 34-34-3.

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Key San Francisco Giants Injuries

6/14/2019 Nick Vincent RP Pectoral Expected to be out until at least Jun 21
2/19/2019 Johnny Cueto SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Sep 1

Key Los Angeles Dodgers Injuries

6/15/2019 Scott Alexander RP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Jun 21
6/13/2019 Corey Seager SS Hamstring Expected to be out until at least Jul 10
6/2/2019 Tony Cingrani RP Shoulder Out for the season
5/1/2019 A.J CF Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jul 2
2/6/2019 Tom Koehler SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Jul 1

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Giants have a 30-38 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Tyler Beede has a 0-2 record with an earned run average of 8.06 and a WHIP of 2.06 this season. He has 26 strikeouts over his 22.1 innings pitched and he's given up 29 hits. He's allowed 11.7 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 6.17. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.78 and they have given up 224 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .228 against the bullpen and they've struck out 262 hitters and walked 95 batters. As a team, San Francisco allows 8.6 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.6 batters per nine innings. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 4.53. The Giants pitchers collectively have given up 583 base hits and 306 earned runs. They have allowed 98 home runs this season, ranking them 14th in the league. San Francisco as a pitching staff has walked 227 batters and struck out 581. They have walked 3.4 men per 9 innings while striking out 8.6 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.33 and their FIP as a unit is 4.63.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team San Francisco is hitting .227, good for 29th in the league. The Giants hold a .371 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .293, which is good for 28th in baseball. They rank 28th in MLB with 7.6 hits per game. Steven Duggar is hitting .238 with an on-base percentage of .280. He has 57 hits this season in 239 at bats with 28 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .351 and an OPS+ of 69. Joe Panik is hitting .247 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .319. He has totaled 55 hits and he has driven in 20 men in 223 at bats. His OPS+ is 78 while his slugging percentage is at .341. The Giants have 516 hits, including 120 doubles and 63 home runs. San Francisco has walked 202 times so far this season and they have struck out 595 times as a unit. They have left 426 men on base and have a team OPS of .664. They score 3.87 runs per contest and have scored a total of 263 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Los Angeles has a 47-24 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 3.89, Kenta Maeda has a 7-3 record and a 1.09 WHIP. He has 73 strikeouts over the 71.2 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 54 hits. He's allowing 6.8 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 4.22. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.41 and they have given up 181 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .225 against the Dodgers bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 204 batters and walked 74 opposing hitters. As a team, Los Angeles allows 7.4 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.9 batters per nine innings. They are 2nd in the league in team earned run average at 3.3. The Dodgers pitchers as a team have surrendered 520 base knocks and 231 earned runs this season. They have given up 83 home runs this year, which ranks 25th in Major League Baseball. Los Angeles as a staff has walked 159 hitters and struck out 620 batters. They give up a walk 2.3 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.9 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.08 while their FIP as a staff is 3.80.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .262, good for 6th in the league. The Dodgers hold a .463 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .345, which is good for 1st in baseball. They rank 10th in MLB with 8.8 hits per contest. Cody Bellinger comes into this matchup batting .355 with an OBP of .451. He has 87 hits this year along with 57 RBI in 245 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .694 with an OPS+ of 196. Max Muncy is hitting .279 this season and he has an OBP of .376. He has collected 65 hits in 233 at bats while driving in 43 runs. He has an OPS+ of 138 and a slugging percentage of .541. The Dodgers as a unit have 625 base hits, including 121 doubles and 111 homers. Los Angeles has walked 280 times this year and they have struck out on 559 occasions. They have had 526 men left on base and have an OPS of .808. They have scored 5.18 runs per game and totaled 368 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Dodgers MLB game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Dodgers -220

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