Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-168) San Francisco (+142)

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (18-23) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-14) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -168 while the Giants are coming in at +142. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Freddy Peralta and Jordan Hicks.

The Dodgers have earned 77 doubles as a team and have hit 56 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .446 and have been called out on strikes 341 times, while drawing a walk on 177 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have 213 RBI's and 369 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .264. They are sitting with 220 runs and have an on-base percentage of .349.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.09. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 40 home runs in addition to 142 total runs (4th in baseball). Los Angeles has given up 283 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) and 129 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.14 on the campaign (3rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 347 batters. They have walked 121 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a team so far this season.

The Dodgers have sent 127 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 base runners on the year with 33.3% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 13 saves on the season and have not converted 5 out of their 18 chances to save the game. The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 72.2% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 28 holds on the season (5th in the league). Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 25 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 1,108 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 375 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 5th in baseball, and have 25 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 74.0% of balls in play into outs out of 3,324 innings, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball.

Peralta (45-28 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.52 while he has faced 2,560 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 450 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has 241 walks. His earned run average is 3.81 (262 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.116. Peralta has thrown 619 innings and is sitting with 799 K's during his pro baseball career.

San Francisco has tallied 36 HRs this season to go along with 145 runs batted in. They have tallied 56 two-baggers, while walking 120 times and scoring 153 runs. The San Francisco Giants have tallied a team OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .239 so far this year. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .368 and they earn 3.73 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 331 instances (17th in the league) and have totaled 323 hits.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (318 strikeouts against 125 walks). They come in at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 357. They have relinquished 36 long balls and they allow 4.89 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 193 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.51 (178 earned runs yielded).

San Francisco has had relievers step onto the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves. They rank 15th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 132 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 46.7% of 45 inherited runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Giants have earned 18 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In 3,195 innings on the diamond, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (28th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (15th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 443 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 1,065 putouts over the course of the season.

Hicks (14-22 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.61 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.95 and he has gone up against 1,216 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 115 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Hicks has surrendered 215 base hits while he has accumulated 290 punch outs in 286 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+142)

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