Dodgers vs. Giants Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/24/2022

The Los Angeles Dodgers (63-30) hope to complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants (48-46) when the teams meet at 4:10 PM ET Sunday. The Dodgers are -213 favorites to keep the Giants out of the win column in the series. Clayton Kershaw will get the ball for Los Angeles while San Francisco counter with Alex Cobb.

Dodgers vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Dodgers vs. Giants

We have the Giants on the moneyline at +178 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after looking at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (+178) and Over (7.5)

Dodgers vs. Giants Game Info

• Los Angeles Dodgers probable starting pitcher: Clayton Kershaw
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Cobb
• Game Day: Sunday, July 24, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Dodgers Starter Clayton Kershaw

• Kershaw (7-2) takes the mound for the Dodgers in his 13th start of the season. He has a 2.13 ERA in 71 2/3 innings pitched, with 75 strikeouts.
• The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, July 16 against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw 8 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up one hit.
• In 12 games this season, the 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.13, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .204 against him.
• Kershaw is looking for his fourth straight quality start.
• Kershaw will look to continue a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
• The opposing Giants offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and is 10th in MLB play with 113 home runs. It has a collective .236 batting average, and is 24th in MLB with 738 total hits and fifth in MLB action scoring 446 runs.
• Kershaw has thrown four innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out four against the Giants this season.

Giants Starter Alex Cobb

• The Giants will send Cobb (3-4) to the mound for his 15th start this season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, July 16, when he tossed 7 1/3 innings while giving up no earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The 34-year-old has pitched in 14 games this season with an ERA of 4.48, a 3.4 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.322.
• If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his third quality start in a row.
• Cobb has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Dodgers have scored 480 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB. They have 802 hits, ninth in baseball, with 123 home runs (sixth in the league).

Dodgers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have been favored 97 times and won 66, or 68%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has a record of 26-9, a 74.3% win rate, when favored by -213 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 68.1% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 39 of their 99 opportunities.
• The Dodgers have an ATS record of 58-41-0 in 99 games with a spread this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have come away with nine wins in the 27 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• San Francisco has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +178.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 36% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• San Francisco and their opponents have hit the over in 45 of their 95 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Giants are 45-49-0 against the spread in their 94 games that had a posted line this season.

Dodgers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Freddie Freeman is the Dodgers best hitter thus far this season, hitting at a team-leading .324 clip along with 15 homers and 61 RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Freeman is 39th in home runs and 12th in RBI.
• Freeman has collected a hit in 11 straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .568 with five doubles, five home runs, five walks and 11 RBI.
• Trea Turner has collected 70 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Turner is 39th in home runs and fifth in RBI on the year.
• Turner has 10 games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 outings he is batting .349 with two doubles, four home runs, a walk and 10 RBI.
• Mookie Betts has hit a team-best 22 home runs.
• Betts has at least one base hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Will Smith is hitting .266 with 14 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 38 walks.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has driven in the most runs for the Giants with 51 runs batted in.
• Flores’ home run total places him 56th in the big leagues, and he is 33rd in RBI.
• Thairo Estrada’s .260 batting average paces his team.
• Estrada ranks 110th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 103rd in RBI.
• Joc Pederson leads the Giants with 17 long balls.
• Mike Yastrzemski is batting .234 with 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 38 walks.