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The San Francisco Giants ride atop the whole Major Leagues heading into a quick two-game rivalry series with the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine starting Monday night. San Francisco opened this season as a 35/1 shot to win the NL West, playing against a wins over/under of 75.5. But as this week begins, the Giants own the best record in Baseball. Anthony DeSclafani and his 2.77 ERA get the call for the visitors here against Trevor Bauer and his 2.57 ERA for the home team. How are we playing this game with our <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/free-mlb-picks&quot; title="Free Baseball Picks to Bet">free baseball betting pick</a>?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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<a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/odds&quot; title="MLB Betting Odds From Multiple Sportsbooks">Monday's baseball betting lines</a> opened Los Angeles at around -190 over San Francisco, with an over/under of eight runs. Early betting action then dipped the Dodgers about 15 cents, to around -175. LA could also be found getting +120 giving the run and a half on the run line at <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/sportsbooks/pinnacle-sports&quot; title="Pinnacle Sports for Reduced Juice Sports Betting">Pinnacle sportsbook</a> in Las Vegas.
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Giants-Dodgers MLB Betting Preview<br />
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San Francisco just took two of three games at home from Oakland over the weekend, missing out on the sweep by losing Sunday 6-2. That loss also snapped a five-game winning streak for the Giants. Earlier last week, San Francisco swept two games from the Angels in Anaheim, and just before that, they took two of three at home from Philadelphia. Going back a bit further, the Giants are 8-0-2 over their last ten series and 22-8 over their last 30 games. At 50-27 overall San Francisco leads Houston by 2.5 games in the battle for the best record in Baseball. The Giants also need just 26 more wins over their last 85 games to play over their season wins O/U of 75.5. Los Angeles, meanwhile, just took three of four games at home from the Cubs, winning Sunday's series finale 7-1. Just before that, the Dodgers got swept three games at San Diego, but just before that, they swept three games at Arizona. Going back a bit further, LA is 5-1 over its last six series and 13-6 over its previous 19 games. At 47-31 overall, the Dodgers trail first-place San Francisco by 3.5 games in the NL West but also lead the National League wild-card race by one game over the second-place Padres and five games over the third-place Cubs. Los Angeles is also playing a little behind schedule against its season wins O/U of 102.5, which was the highest total on that board. The Dodgers lead the season series with the Giants four games to three.
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Monday's Pitching Match-Up<br />
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By our strict standards, <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/40319&quot; title="Trevor Bauer Pitching Logs">Bauer</a> is 10/16 on quality starts this season but only one for his last five. Last Wednesday, he gave up three runs on three solo home runs through six innings of a 5-3 Los Angeles loss to San Diego. And over his last five starts, he's allowed 16 runs – 13 earned – and 28 hits, including seven dingers, through 32 innings, with 38 strikeouts but also 14 walks. On the season, the Dodgers are only 7-9 with Bauer, 1-3 over his last four starts. In his only previous career start against San Francisco, back on May 21 of this season, Bauer allowed just one unearned run and two hits through 6 1/3 innings, with 11 whiffs, in a 2-1 LA victory. <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/57283&quot; title="Anthony Desclafani Pitching Logs">DeSclafani</a> is 7/15 on quality starts this year and three for his last four. Last Tuesday, he held the Angels scoreless on three hits through seven frames of a 5-0 Giants win. And over his last four starts, he's allowed just four runs – three earned – and 14 hits through 27 innings, with four walks against 26 K's. San Francisco is 11-4 with DeSclafani this season and 6-0 over his last six starts. In two starts already this season against the Dodgers, including one bombing, DeSclafani allowed 12 runs and 14 hits through just 7 1/3 innings. The Giants managed to split those two games.
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Splits With the Sticks<br />
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San Francisco is batting .242 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .324 team OBP and a .438 team slugging percentage. The Giants have also scored at least five runs ten times over their last 12 games. Los Angeles is slashing .249/.349/.424 against right-handed pitching this season. The Dodgers have also scored three runs or fewer five times over their last seven games.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1359206">SF/LAD 6/28/21 Game Matchup Stats</a></span>
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The Bullpens<br />
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The San Francisco bullpen owns a 3.35 ERA this season, along with a 1.13 WHIP, which ranks No. 1 in MLB and a 2.91 K/BB ratio. Numbers like those lead us to rank this unit among the top four bullpens in Baseball right now. The LA bullpen owns a 3.69 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a 2.30 K/BB ratio.
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MLB Betting Trends<br />
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The Giants are 24-16 on the road this season.
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The Dodgers are 26-13 at home this season.
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The Giants are 36-18 against right-handed starters this season.
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The Dodgers are 33-22 against RH starters this season.
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The Giants are 18-11 as underdogs this season.
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Totals Report<br />
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Unders are 38-37 in Giants games this season. Overs are 39-36 in Dodgers games this season. Totals are split 18-18 in games played at Dodger Stadium this season. Overs are 5-2 in Giants-Dodgers games this season. Unders are a combined 17-14 with Bauer and DeSclafani this season.
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