San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/17/2023

Game Time: 9:10 pm ET, Saturday, June 17, 2023

Venue:  Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet LA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Giants +145, Dodgers -170; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Giants +145, Dodgers -170; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Giants +145, Dodgers -170; Over/Under:  NL runs

San Francisco Giants:  36-32 (3rd place, NL West)

Los Angeles Dodgers:  39-30 (2nd place, NL West)

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San Francisco Giants:  7-3 last 10

Los Angeles Dodgers:  4-6 last 10

The Giants are entering this game on a 4 game winning streak and completed the sweep 3-0 in their 3-game series against the St Louis Cardinals in their last series. They enter this game with a 36-32 record overall and have a road record of 18-15. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the LA Dodgers on Saturday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 9th in the MLB with a .750 OPS. John Brebbia is their starting pitcher on Friday while Alex Wood is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 1-1 with a 4.80 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 6 ER, 0 HR, and 3 BB with 4 Ks on 8 hits through 4.1 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Dodgers are entering this game off of a win in their last game and won their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 39-30 record overall and have a home record of 22-11. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the SF Giants on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 4th in the MLB with a .783 OPS. Rookie pitcher Emmet Sheehan is their starting pitcher on Friday, making his MLB debut, while rookie pitcher Bobby Miller is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 3 BB with 7 strikeouts on 3 hits through 6 innings played against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The current betting odds have the Dodgers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Dodgers haven't been playing great lately as they went on a road trip and haven't been great in road games this season, but they have a great home record and will be looking to have a much stronger series against this division rival. The Giants haven't been nearly as good as the Dodgers have been this year overall but the Giants have definitely been a lot hotter lately as they are rolling into this series on a win streak. They are going to stumble in this game though as the Dodgers have been so good in their home games all season and they also have one of the best offenses in the league that will find ways to put up runs in this game with Wood on the mound for the Giants. Wood has struggled in his starts lately giving up a lot of runs and he just allowed 6 earned runs in his last start too. The Dodgers are going with their rookie Bobby Miller in this game and even though he isn't very experienced in the MLB, he has been a stud in his 1st few starts this year and he will continue to pitch well here as he is still unknown to a lot of teams with his throws. The best way to place a bet here is on the Dodgers to win this game.

Giants Dodgers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 17, 2023 (9:10 pm ET start time) is Dodgers 9 Giants 4.

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San Francisco Giants: 11-7 (+7.1 units) on the moneyline as a road underdog of +100 or higher. 18-13 (+6.5 units) on the moneyline in road games. 16-10 OVER as an underdog of +100 or higher. 

Los Angeles Dodgers: 14-14 (-11.8 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -150 or more. 9-11 (-8.1 units) on the moneyline against left-handed starters. 22-11 OVER as a favorite of -125 to -175. 25-17 OVER in night games.

San Francisco Giants:  J. Davis (3B) Ques Fri - Ankle. M. Haniger (RF) Out indefinitely - Forearm. R. Stripling (SP) Late June - Back. A. Wood (SP) Prob Sat - Back. H. Ramos (LF) Late July - Oblique. T. Szapucki (SP) out for season - Arm. R. Perez (C) out for season - Shoulder. L. Gonzalez (CF) Mid July - Back.

Los Angeles Dodgers:  M. Muncy (3B) Ques Fri - Hamstring. D. Hudson (RP) Late June - Knee. A. Reyes (SP) out for season - Shoulder. T. Thompson (LF) Out indefinitely - Oblique. J. Urias (SP) Late June - Hamstring. N. Syndergaard (SP) Out indefinitely - Finger. P. Bickford (RP) Out indefinitely - Back. D. May (SP) Late July - Elbow. T. Cyr (RP) Late July - Shoulder. J. Feyereisen (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. R. Pepiot (SP) Mid July - Oblique. J. Nelson (RP) Mid July - Elbow. W. Buehler (SP) Early Sept - Elbow. G. Lux (2B) out for season - Knee. B. Treinen (RP) Early Sept - Shoulder.

“Nobody we’d rather have up in those kind of moments because his heartbeat is so slow. You know he’s going to be totally prepared for the moment. Nothing’s going to be too big for him and he’s going to get a good swing off. Not always going to end like that, but obviously we’ve seen him with some pretty big home runs over the last couple of years.” - Gabe Kapler on Mike Yastrzemski after his team’s win against the Cardinals in their game on Wednesday.

“A series win is huge, you can build off those. It's good to be home and good to play some good baseball the last couple days.” - Freddie Freeman after their win against the White Sox in their game on Thursday.

Austin Slater (R) LF

Luis Matos (R) CF

Thairo Estrada (R) 2B

Wilmer Flores (R) DH

Patrick Bailey (S) C

LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) 1B

Casey Schmitt (R) SS

David Villar (R) 3B

Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF

Mookie Betts (R) RF

Freddie Freeman (L) 1B

Will Smith (R) C

Jason Heyward (L) DH

David Peralta (L) LF

Miguel Vargas (R) 2B

James Outman (L) CF

Chris Taylor (R) 3B

Miguel Rojas (R) SS

Batting Average:  Austin Slater (.396)

Hits:  Thairo Estrada (69)

Home Runs:  Michael Conforto (12)

RBI:  Michael Conforto (36)

Stolen Bases:  Thairo Estrada (15)

Wins:  Scott Alexander (5)

Saves:  Camilo Doval (18)

ERA:  Ryan Walker (1.35)

Batting Average:  Freddie Freeman (.328)

Hits:  Freddie Freeman (90)

Home Runs:  Max Muncy (18)

RBI:  J.D. Martinez (47)

Stolen Bases:  Freddie Freeman (9)

Wins:  Clayton Kershaw (8)

Saves:  Evan Phillips (7)

ERA:  Tyler Cyr (0.00)

Managers:

San Francisco Giants: Gabe Kapler (4th season)

Los Angeles Dodgers: Dave Roberts (8th season)