Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (19-23) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-15) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -168 and San Francisco is sitting at +142. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Gavin Stone and Keaton Winn.

Los Angeles is slugging .439 and have been called out on strikes 350 times, while being walked on 178 occasions. They have accrued 213 RBI's as well as 373 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .261. The Dodgers have recorded 78 doubles as a unit and have knocked 56 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 220 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .345. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.10. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 43 home runs and 146 total runs (4th in baseball). Los Angeles has allowed 292 hits (7.0 per 9 innings) and 133 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.17 over the course of the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 352 batters. They have walked 123 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a squad for the year.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 26 times as well as having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 28 holds this season (5th in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.2% and stepped onto the hill in 46 save situations. They have 13 saves for the year and have blown 5 of their 18 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 33 runners this season with 33.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 131 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 1,132 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 382 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which is 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 25 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 74.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,396 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

Stone (4-2 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.06 while he has faced 310 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 81 hits (10.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 26 free passes. His earned run average is 6.00 (46 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.551. Stone has thrown 69 innings and has earned 49 strikeouts in his career.

The San Francisco Giants have tallied an OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .239 this year. They have struck out on 339 instances (16th in the league) and have a total of 332 hits. San Francisco has recorded 37 home runs on the season and 150 RBIs. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .368 and they score 3.79 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have recorded 58 two-baggers, while getting a free base 123 times as well as putting up 159 runs.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.367 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (329 strikeouts against 132 free passes). They rank 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 367. They have given up 37 long balls and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 198 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.51 (183 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 19 holds and also 4 blown saves. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 6 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.8% out of 47 inherited base runners. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 136 relief pitchers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 3,285 innings played, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (28th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have turned 43 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (16th in pro baseball). The Giants have racked up 451 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,095 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Winn has allowed 71 base hits while tallying 64 strikeouts in 80 innings. He has allowed a total of 46 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.128 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.20 and he has gone up against 329 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Winn (4-8 career win-loss record) has a 5.13 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-168)

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