The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to have created yet another ace pitcher – and the San Francisco Giants know this first-hand.
Julio Urias looks for his eighth victory of the season Saturday evening as he leads the Dodgers into the third of a four-game series with the division-rival Giants at Dodger Stadium. The teams own identical 31-20 records coming into Saturday's tilt and split the first two meetings, with the Dodgers prevailing 4-3 in the opener and the Giants responding with an 8-5 triumph Friday.
Giants vs Dodgers game info
• Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
• Date: Saturday, May 29, 2021
• Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• TV: FOX
Giants vs Dodgers odds
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MLB Sharp Money and Line Movement Report
By Patrick EversonThe line opened at Dodgers -196, with the total at 7.5. Early action bumped L.A.'s line north of the -200 range, with the vig rising on the Over. Check back later for a full report from Patrick!
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Starting pitchers
Logan Webb (3-3, 4.09 ERA): Webb has rebounded nicely from a rough start to open the month of May, having limited the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds to a single run on nine hits with 14 strikeouts over his previous 12 innings. Webb faced the Dodgers twice last season, surrendering six earned runs over 7 2/3 combined innings in those outings.
Julio Urias (7-1, 3.03 ERA): Urias is starting to heat up for the Dodgers, having spun three consecutive quality starts entering the weekend. And the most recent of those performances came against these same Giants, who were held to two runs over six innings with 10 strikeouts. Members of the San Francisco roster are slashing .217/.307/.290 vs. Urias.
Weather
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Key injuries
Giants: 1B Brandon Belt (Out), 1B Darin Ruf (Out), 2B Wilmer Flores (Out), 2B Tommy La Stella (Out)
Dodgers: OF A.J. Pollock (Out), SS Corey Seager (Out), 1B Cody Bellinger (Probable)
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Betting trend to know
The Dodgers have won six of the past seven meetings in Los Angeles. Find more MLB betting trends for Giants vs. Dodgers.
Moneyline pick
The pitching matchup really stands out here, with Urias rounding into form as one of the top pitchers in the National League. The Giants have just one home run against him in 79 all-time at-bats, with 26 strikeouts and just six walks.
There's also the huge boost the Dodgers will receive with the return of Cody Bellinger, who is expected to return Saturday from a broken leg that cost him nearly two months of action. Bellinger's return gives an already impressive Los Angeles lineup a major shot in the arm. He struggled in the 2020 shortened season but belted 47 home runs in a sensational 2019 campaign.
The Dodgers are on a roll with nine wins in their past 11 games and have dominated the head-to-head series at Dodger Stadium of late with six wins in the last seven meetings on their home turf. There's a lot to like about the Dodgers in this one, so that's where we're leaning.
PREDICTION: Dodgers ML -200
Over/Under pick
Urias's recent dominance hasn't resulted in a string of Unders. Quite the opposite, in fact, with the Dodgers combining for eight or more runs in each of his previous six turns, having averaged better than eight runs per game over that span.
The total for this game feels low given the offensive prowess of both teams. And with each side forced to use five relievers apiece in Friday's 8-5 extra-inning Giants win, the bullpens will be more taxed than usual – which often means good things for the batters.
We like this one to surpass the total, possibly by a lot depending on how the end of the game goes.
PREDICTION: Over 7.5 (-110)
Giants vs Dodgers betting card
- Dodgers ML -200
- Over 7.5 (-110)
Picks made on 5/29/2021 at 8:50 a.m. ET
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