Dodgers vs Giants Prediction and Betting Odds May 4
Dodgers vs Giants Betting Preview and Odds
Julio Urias pitched six shutout innings for the Dodgers last night en route to a 3-1 win in their series opener with the Giants. WagerTalk MLB analyst Brian Ochsner offers his Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants betting preview for Wednesday, May 4, with the first pitch scheduled for 8:40pm ET / 5:40pm PT.
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| Wednesday, May 4 | MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Moneyline: | Los Angeles Dodgers -140 vs San Francisco Giants +130 |
| Runline: | Dodgers -1.5 (+155) / Giants +1.5 (-175) |
| Total: | 7.5 Runs (Over -115 / Under -105) |
| Game Time: | 10:10pm ET / 7:10pm PT |
| Where: | Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA |
| Weather: | 65 Degrees / Clear |
Dodgers vs Giants Analysis
The San Francisco Giants visit southern California to play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the last of a two-game series. The home team got a 3-1 win last night, and tonight Alex Wood goes against a starter TBD, which probably means this is a bullpen game for the Dodgers.
Giants Preview
After a better than expected start to the season, the Giants have dropped four of their last five games. But they still have a solid record of 14-9, just 1.5 games behind division leading LA.
Starter Alex Wood pitched well in his first three starts, but had a rough outing against the hot-hitting Nationals on the 29th – after he faced them for the second time in less than a week.
His career numbers are solid with a 3.51 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP and averaging almost a strikeout per inning. Wood pitched for the Dodgers from 2015 to 2018 and again in 2020, so he should know their lineup and tendencies fairly well.
The Giants hitting is middle-of-the-road, with a 16th-best OPS of .686 with a .235 batting average. But they do have some offensive help on the way soon.
Mike Yastrzemski is coming off a positive Covid test in Washington. With another negative test, he could rejoin the team as soon as tonight; and Lamonte Wade Jr. is on a rehab assignment with AAA Sacramento. While he should be back in the lineup soon, manager Gabe Kapler hasn’t given a definite date.
Dodgers Preview
Some major league teams would be nervous about using their bullpen to pitch a full game. But based on early 2022 stats, the Dodgers shouldn’t be one of them.
They have a 4th-best bullpen ERA of 2.74, the lowest WHIP at 0.90 and the least amount of walks given up at 19. I really like this last number, because it shows they’re throwing strikes and not giving free passes that can come back to haunt a baseball team.
The Dodgers started the year hitting fairly well, but have regressed a bit over the last several games, down to a 13th-best OPS of .698 and a .235 batting average.
Dodgers vs Giants Prediction
I think this will be another good matchup between Alex Wood and the Dodgers bullpen. And the Giants pen isn’t exactly chopped liver, with a 3rd-best ERA of 2.63. With both lineups struggling, I see this as another hard-fought, low scoring game. That’s why I’ll take the full game under.
Prediction: Under 7.5 Total Runs Scored
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Meet the Author
Brian Ochsner graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in Accounting and Agribusiness. He’s a life-long baseball fan and “numbers guy” who tolerates the Colorado Rockies (bad ownership), and is a Denver Broncos and Kansas State Wildcats fan. Along with his interest in the sports wagering industry, he enjoys eating good BBQ, reading books on marketing, finance and economics, and playing Texas Hold ‘Em poker.
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