San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/03/2022

Game Time: 10:10 pm ET, Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Venue:  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Giants +155, Dodgers -180; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Giants +155, Dodgers -180; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Giants +155, Dodgers -180; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

 

San Francisco Giants:  14-8 (3rd place, NL West)

Los Angeles Dodgers:  14-7 (1st place, NL West)

 

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San Francisco Giants:  6-4 last 10

Los Angeles Dodgers:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Giants are coming into this game with a 14-8 record overall and they are 8-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Washington Nationals 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 2-game series with the Dodgers on Tuesday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Alex Cobb was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Carlos Rodón is on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 9 Ks on 3 hits in 6 IP against the Oakland Athletics. They scored 18 runs in their last series averaging 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 28 runs against them averaging just over 9 runs allowed per game.

 

The Dodgers are coming into this game with a 14-7 record overall and they are 8-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 2-game series with the Giants on Tuesday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Walker Buehler was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Julio Urías will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 1 hit in 6 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They scored 12 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 9 runs against them averaging 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Dodgers are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been very good at home this season so far and they are coming off of a series win against the Tigers after stumbling a little in their recent games. Urias is on the mound here and he has been pitching well recently and should be able to keep a Giants team that has not been hitting the ball that well recently at bay here. Rodon is starting for the Giants here and he has been their best starter this season pitching very well but the Giants just lost their series against the Nationals and the 2 games they lost were both games that they allowed more than 10 runs in. Their pitching really let them down early in those games, mainly their bullpen as well, and their hitters were nowhere to be found as more runs were tacked on throughout the game with no response from the Giants. The Giants are just not playing well right now and with a pitcher like Urias on the other side here, they will struggle once again in this game as well. The best bet here is on the Dodgers to win this game.

 

Giants Dodgers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (10:10 pm ET start time) is Dodgers 4 Giants 2.

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San Francisco Giants: 152-97 (+56.3 Units) ML in all games. 74-50 (+36.7 Units) ML in road games. 19-13 UNDER after a game where the bullpen threw 6 or more innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers: 4-5 (-4.8 Units) ML against division opponents. 31-22 UNDER after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span. 22-11 UNDER as a home favorite of -150 to -200.

 

 

San Francisco Giants:  A. Slater (LF) Ques Tues - Knee injury. T. La Stella (2B) Mid May - Achilles injury. E. Longoria (3B) Mid May - Finger injury.

Los Angeles Dodgers:  V. Gonzalez (RP) Late May - Elbow injury. D. Price (SP) Out indefinitely - Illness. B. Treinen (RP) Out indefinitely - Arm injury.

 

 

 

"He's not at his best right now, I think he'll tell you that, but even when he's not at his best, he has to have that sort of killer instinct, that attack mentality. Still, a fine outing for Webby." - Gabe Kapler after his team’s win against the Nationals on Saturday.

 

 

"We're winning more than we're losing, but we just haven't hit our stride. We have a really good team coming in Tuesday (the San Francisco Giants). The last week, I don't think we've played really good baseball, to be honest. We've pitched well, which is important. I know our best baseball is ahead of us." - Dave Roberts on the upcoming series against the Giants after his team’s win against the Tigers on Sunday.

 

 

 

Luis Gonzalez (L) CF

Darin Ruf (R) RF

Wilmer Flores (R) DH

Brandon Crawford (L) SS

Mike Ford (L) 1B

Thairo Estrada (R) 2B

Jason Vosler (L) 3B

Jason Krizan (L) LF

Joey Bart (R) C

 

Mookie Betts (R) RF

Freddie Freeman (L) 1B

Trea Turner (R) SS

Will Smith (R) C

Justin Turner (R) DH

Chris Taylor (R) LF

Cody Bellinger (L) CF

Hanser Alberto (R) 3B

Gavin Lux (L) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Luke Williams (.375)

Hits:  Wilmer Flores (20)

Home Runs:  Joc Pederson (6)

RBI:  Thairo Estrada (14)

Stolen Bases:  Steven Duggar (4)

Wins:  Carlos Rodon (3)

Saves:  Camilo Doval (4)

ERA:  Jakob Junis (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Freddie Freeman (.309)

Hits:  Freddie Freeman (25)

Home Runs:  Cody Bellinger (4)

RBI:  Trea Turner (18)

Stolen Bases:  Trea Turner (4)

Wins:  Clayton Kershaw (3)

Saves:  Craig Kimbrel (4)

ERA:  Andrew Heaney (0.00)

 

Managers:

San Francisco Giants: Gabe Kapler (3rd season)

Los Angeles Dodgers: Dave Roberts (7th season)