San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+115) Los Angeles (-135)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (39-31) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (37-32) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at +115 while Los Angeles is opening at -135. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Logan Webb and Tony Gonsolin.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 671 times, while being walked on 239 occasions. They have accrued 328 runs batted in in addition to 599 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .253. The Giants have hit 121 two-baggers as a team and have hit 88 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 332 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Giants pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and also 303 runs in total (13th in MLB). San Francisco has conceded 581 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 269 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 3.93 for the year (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 613 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 194 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a unit for the season.

Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 65 times as well as having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 34 holds on the season (21st in MLB). The Giants bullpen have a save rate of 75.8% and has entered the game in 69 save situations. They have earned 25 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of their 33 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 runners this season with 26.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Giants have sent 215 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Giants have converted 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,541 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have 1,847 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 687 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which ranks 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 64 double plays.

Webb has pitched in 526 innings and has racked up 495 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 3.42 (200 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.196. He has given up 489 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 140 walks. Webb (36-25 career mark) has a FIP of 3.25 and he has faced 2,164 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has knocked in 116 long balls on the season and 373 runs batted in. They have put up 124 two-baggers, while getting a free base 297 times and putting up 386 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .241 so far this season. The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .451 and they are earning 5.51 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have struck out on 625 instances (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 571 hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.261 and have a FIP of 4.33 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (598 strikeouts vs 199 walks). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 583. They have yielded 89 dingers and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 325 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.48 (309 earned runs relinquished).

With 58 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 35 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 23 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of their 107 inherited runners. They rank 12th in the league with a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 247 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

In their 5,586 innings on the field, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (9th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 51 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 603 assists, 31 errors and have earned a total of 1,862 putouts for the year.

Gonsolin (30-7 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 2.42 ERA while giving up 5.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.78 and he has faced 1,266 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 86 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.980 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. So far in his MLB career, Gonsolin has surrendered 204 base knocks and he has 303 strikeouts in 319 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (+115)

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