Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) San Francisco (+105)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (68-33) are hitting the road to Oracle Park on Tuesday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (51-51). The line on this matchup has the Dodgers at -125 while the Giants are priced at +105. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Tyler Anderson and Alex Wood.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league. They have notched a total of 526 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Dodgers have accumulated 202 doubles as a team and have hit 130 balls out of the park. They have tallied 498 RBI's in addition to 884 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .258. Los Angeles is slugging .442 and have struck out 831 times, while drawing a walk on 389 occasions.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team ERA of 2.97 for the season (1st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 892 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.08. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 90 long balls and also 331 runs in total (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 249 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.42 as a squad over the course of the season.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 67 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 67 holds on the year (5th in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 73.2% and has come into the game in 109 save situations. They have earned 30 saves this year and have blown 11 of 41 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 92 base runners for the year and 30.4% of those players crossed home plate. The Dodgers have sent 347 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 2,569 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 814 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 75 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,707 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in baseball.

Anderson has pitched in 734 innings and is sitting with 633 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.32 (352 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.266. He has given up 723 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 206 free passes. Anderson (40-39 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.25 while he has gone up against 3,081 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

San Francisco has 118 home runs so far this season as well as 452 runs batted in. They have put up 168 doubles, while taking a walk 372 times and racking up 471 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this season. The Giants have a SLG% of .395 and they average 4.62 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have been rung up on 893 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned 798 base knocks.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a unit on the season. They sit at 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 864. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 440 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.85 (385 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.01 (849 strikeouts vs 282 bases on balls). They have given up 82 homers and they concede 4.40 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.8% of 132 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 107 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 43 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They sit at 18th in baseball holding a save rate of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 361 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have earned 21 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Giants have recorded 925 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 2,571 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,713 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in pro baseball).

During his career, Wood has surrendered 1,027 hits while tallying 1,034 strikeouts in 1,091 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 431 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.224 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and he has gone up against 4,550 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Wood (70-56 career record) holds a 3.56 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-125)

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