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The Dodgers own a four-game winning streak, while the Giants own a three-game losing streak, heading into the opener of a three-game NL West rivalry series Monday night. How are we betting this game with our free MLB pick for Monday?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Monday's MLB betting odds opened Los Angeles and Maeda at around -135 over San Francisco and Samardzija, with an over/under of 7.5 runs. Early betting action then bumped that line up to -145.
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The Dodgers could also be found getting around +110 giving the run and a half on the MLB run line.
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Dodgers vs. Giants Set-Up<br />
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Los Angeles just swept three games at home from Pittsburgh, coming from behind to take Sunday's series finale 7-6. The Dodgers trailed the Pirates 5-1 early Sunday but scored a run in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the seventh and hung on from there.
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So LA owns a four-game winning streak. At 19-11 overall Los Angeles leads the NL West by two games over second-place San Diego.
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San Francisco, meanwhile, just got swept three games at home by the Yankees, losing Sunday's series finale 11-5. So the Giants have lost three straight, after winning three straight, after losing four straight.
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At 11-17 overall San Francisco trails first-place LA by seven games.
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This series is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Dodgers took two of three games from the Giants in LA earlier this month.
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Monday's Starting Arms<br />
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Samardzija is just 1/5 on quality starts this season, but some of that has to do with a short leash. Last Tuesday he held Toronto to two runs and five hits through 5 1/3 innings of a 7-6 San Francisco victory. And over his last three starts, he's allowed six runs through 17 1/3 innings, with 18 strikeouts.
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The Giants are 3-2 with Samardzija this season.
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Samardzija missed Los Angeles last year. In two starts against the Dodgers in 2017 Samardzija gave up four earned runs through 12 1/3 innings. San Francisco split those two games.
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Maeda is also only 1/5 on quality starts this season. Last Tuesday he gave up six runs and seven hits through four innings of a 7-2 Los Angeles loss to the Cubs. And over his last three starts, he's allowed 12 runs through 16 innings.
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LA is 3-2 with Maeda this season.
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In two starts last year against the Giants Maeda gave up four runs and 10 hits through 11 innings. The Dodgers split those two games.
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Monday's Batting Splits<br />
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Los Angeles is batting .269/.356/.489 against right-handed pitching this season.
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San Francisco is batting just .203/.267/.353 against RH pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Dodgers bullpen owns a 4.60 ERA this season, along with a 1.23 WHIP and a 105/34 K/BB ratio.
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The Giants bullpen sports a 2.79 ERA, with a 1.08 WHIP and a 94/27 K/BB ratio.
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Totals Report<br />
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Overs are 16-14 in Dodgers games this season.
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Unders are 15-11-2 in Giants games this season.
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Overs are 6-5-2 in games played at Oracle Park this season.
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Overs are 2-1 in Dodgers-Giants games this season.
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