The Los Angeles Dodgers moved to 15-7 with their 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Dave Roberts’ team will now look to get the two-game sweep of their NL West rivals with another victory at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
Will Los Angeles pick up a second win in a row over San Francisco?
Check out our free MLB picks and predictions for the Giants vs. Dodgers on Wednesday, May 4.
Giants vs Dodgers odds
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The Dodgers opened as -147 favorites despite there being some uncertainty over who would start this game, and the team is now anywhere from -144 to -155. With that said, the decision on the starter didn’t change things too much. The total, meanwhile, opened at 7.5 and is now up to 8.0 on some sportsbooks. Perhaps that’ll be something to monitor now that we know Tony Gonsolin will be pitching for Los Angeles.
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Giants vs Dodgers predictions
Picks made on 5/04/2022 at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Giants vs Dodgers game info
• Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
• Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022
• First pitch: 10:10 p.m. ET
• TV: NBC Bay Area, SNLA
Giants vs Dodgers betting preview
Starting pitchers
Alex Wood (2-1, 4.19 ERA): Wood got roughed up a bit against the Washington Nationals last game, as he gave up five earned runs on eight hits in only five innings of work. It was also the first game this year in which Wood didn’t strike out at least five batters, but the former Dodgers starter will be hoping to get back in the win column here. He has been a good starter for the majority of his career, so the Giants know they can count on him.
Tony Gonsolin (1-0, 1.59 ERA): Gonsolin has started four games for the Dodgers this year, and the righty has only allowed four earned runs in his 17 innings of work. The 27-year-old is listed as a reliever on most sites, mostly because he tends to be more of an opener for Los Angeles. He’ll start this game and try to give his team four or so innings, but you should expect to see Los Angeles’ bullpen for quite a bit here.
Weather
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Key injuries
Giants: Mike Yastrzemski OF (Questionable), Tommy La Stella 2B (Out), Anthony DeSclafani P (Out), Steven Duggar OF (Out), LaMonte Wade Jr. OF (Out), Evan Longoria 3B (Out).
Dodgers: David Price P (Out), Blake Treinen P (Out), Andrew Heaney P (Out), Trevor Bauer P (Out).
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Betting trend to know
The Over is 4-1 in the last five games that the Giants have played. Find more MLB betting trends for Giants vs. Dodgers
Giants vs Dodgers picks and predictions
Our side and total predictions are based upon our analysis of the line and total in this game. Our best bet is our favorite pick across all markets.
Moneyline analysis
It’s not often that you’ll get the Dodgers at these odds, and you should really just pounce on opportunities like these. Last night, the Giants stuck with the Dodgers and had a good chance to win, but Los Angeles’ talent ended up winning out in the end.
It’s just really hard to beat this Dodgers team unless your offense shows up in a big way, as Los Angeles has a number of players it can count on to come through in big situations. For what it’s worth, the Dodgers have had some issues hitting lefties to start the 2022 season. However, Los Angeles was Top 10 in slugging against southpaws in 2021, so it’s really hard to worry about this lineup against left-handed pitching.
The Dodgers also have a number of players that have given Wood trouble in his career, and the team actually has a combined average of .308 against the lefty. Los Angeles’ hitters have also combined to hit five doubles and seven homers in 87 at-bats against Wood.
You’ll want to keep a close eye on Freddie Freeman, Chris Taylor, and Justin Turner here. All three have given the lefty trouble in the past. As for Los Angeles’ pitching situation, the team obviously can do a lot better than Gonsolin on most nights. However, the righty rarely pitches poorly enough to take his team out of games, and all it will take is four or five solid innings out of him in order for them to beat Wood.
The Dodgers have the fourth-best bullpen ERA in baseball, so the relievers can definitely handle the increase in activity tonight. Overall, you don’t want to overthink this one.
Los Angeles really shouldn’t lose this game, especially after picking up some momentum last night.
Prediction: Dodgers moneyline (-144 at TwinSpires)
Over/Under analysis
Last night’s game between these teams was a low-scoring one, and it isn’t crazy to expect these teams not to score a lot of runs. After all, both of these teams have Top 5 bullpen ERAs this season, and meetings between these teams tend to play out more like playoff games.
This is, however, a matchup between two teams that are Top 10 in the league in runs scored, with San Francisco being tied for fourth and Los Angeles having only scored five less. It’s also a matchup that doesn’t feature the best starting pitching options in the world. If the Giants can get a few off of Gonsolin, this Over should ultimately end up cashing in rather easily.
Considering Gonsolin gave up three earned runs in only 3.1 innings in his only appearance against the Giants last year, it’s hard to say that this is a matchup that he’ll be able to easily navigate.
The Over also happens to be 4-1 in San Francisco’s last five games, so perhaps last night’s low-scoring affair isn’t what we should expect from this Giants team.
Prediction: Over 7.5 (-105 at DraftKings)
Best bet
Considering the number of players in the Dodgers lineup that have either gotten extra-base hits or homered off of Wood in the past, it seems like a good idea to back Los Angeles to score at least four runs in this game.
Wood did not look good in his most recent start against the Nationals, as he gave up eight hits and five runs over five innings. Washington made a lot of contact against him in that game, as the team put the ball in play 20 times. If the lefty doesn’t completely shake that performance off, the Dodgers will make him pay for any sort of similar mistakes. This Los Angeles offense is yet to completely put things together this season, but it’s only a matter of time before it does.
It will ultimately be a matchup like this one that brings the best out of the group. The Dodgers also scored at least four in two of Wood’s final three starts against the team in 2021.
Pick: Dodgers Team Total Over 3.5 (-150 at Unibet)
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