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Dodgers vs. Giants Prediction and Pick for Tuesday, August 2 (Regression Coming for Giants as Home Dog)

By Josh Yourish

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Anderson (31)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Anderson (31) / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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One of the best rivalries in baseball continues this week with Game 2 of the three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.

The Dodgers lead the season series 7-3, lead the NL West by 12 games and are 15 games up on the third place Giants. San Francisco is one game under .500 at 51-52, and are 11-17 in July after starting the month seven games over .500.

It’s a battle of lefties out in Northern California, as Tyler Anderson goes for L.A. and former Dodger, Alex Wood, gets the start for the Giants. 

You can find odds for this late-night matchup out west and every game before it at WynnBET Sportsbook. 

Dodgers vs. Giants Odds, Run Line and Total

Run Line

  • Dodgers -1.5 (+120)
  • Giants +1.5 (-145)

Moneyline

  • Dodgers -134
  • Giants +124

Total

  • 8.0 (Over -110 / Under -110)

Dodgers vs. Giants Prediction and Pick

Tyler Anderson has been incredible for the Dodgers this season, continuing the unfathomable stretch of pitchers who leave the Pirates, though he only spent half a year in Pittsburgh, and become superstars. Anderson is 11-1 with a sub-three ERA, and while he doesn’t strike out a lot of batters, he is in the top 5% of the league in walk rate and hard hit rate. 

The Dodgers won all five games that Anderson started in July and are hot recently as well. L.A. is 7-3 in their last 10 with a 2.93 team ERA. The Giants continue to struggle and are 3-7 over that same stretch. They've had both a five game and seven game losing streak in July alone. 

The only sign in their favor in this one is a league best 6-1-0 record as a home underdog; covering 85.7% of their games via TeamRankings. Though to me what that says is regression is coming. It is a small sample size and an outlier winning percentage. They will likely be a home dog in all three games of this series and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Giants leave the series 5-5 as a home dog. 

PICK: Dodgers -134

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