MLB Preview – San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers August 31st
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet at Dodger Stadium.
right hander Jake Peavy will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Peavy is 4-6 this season with a 4.21 ERA.
Peavy’s opponent in this one will be Brett Anderson. The Dodgers left hander has a 3.42 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.
The Dodgers were a 2-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors.
The Giants were a 7-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -115 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
San Francisco:
Team record: 69-61
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 6 games
San Francisco is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 8 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Los Angeles:
Team record: 72-57
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers’s last 10 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games at home
Next up:
San Francisco at LA Dodgers Tuesday, September 1
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