San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+165) Los Angeles (-195)

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (62-30) will attempt to defeat the San Francisco Giants (48-45) on Sunday. The line on this contest has San Francisco at +165 and Los Angeles is at -195. The over/under is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Alex Cobb and Clayton Kershaw.

The Giants have accrued 149 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 113 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .401 and have struck out 807 times, while drawing a walk on 348 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have earned 426 runs batted in as well as 733 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .237. They are sitting with 444 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Giants hold a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this year (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 768 batters. They have walked 258 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.43 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.98 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Giants pitchers have allowed 73 long balls in addition to 400 total runs (16th in baseball).

The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 59.4% and has entered the game in 76 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 114 runners over the course of the season with 35.1% of them earned a run for their team. Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 76 times and also have had 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 333 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have racked up 41 holds for the season (24th in MLB). They have earned 19 saves this year and have blown 13 of their 32 chances to save the game.

The Giants have transformed 67.7% of balls in play into outs in their 7,425 innings, which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have a total of 2,475 putouts for the season, as well as 891 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which is 25th in the majors, and they have turned 73 double plays.

Cobb has pitched in 1,080 frames and has tallied 884 K's thus far in his career. Cobb (66-64 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while he has faced 4,536 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.88 (466 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.267. He has given up 1,049 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 320 walks.

Los Angeles has accumulated 120 long balls over the course of the season as well as 451 runs batted in. They have recorded 176 doubles, while walking 357 times as well as scoring 476 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .334 in addition to a batting average of .255 for the year. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .439 and they tally 5.17 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 768 occasions (20th in MLB) and have notched a total of 795 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 300 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 2.96 (270 earned runs conceded). They have given up 86 home runs and they give up 3.29 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.074 with a FIP of 3.47 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.58 (813 strikeouts vs 227 free passes). They sit at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 654.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.1% of 86 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 77 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 61 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.0%, and they have dispatched 317 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 37 save opportunities and they have recorded 27 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 786 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 2,461 putouts on the season. In 7,383 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (3rd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Kershaw has allowed 1,912 hits while he has earned 2,745 K's in 2,526 innings pitched. Kershaw (192-86 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.48 earned run average and has surrendered 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 696 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.001 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.44 and he has gone up against 9,942 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (+165)

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