San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The San Francisco Giants (48-54) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Thursday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (61-41). The men taking the mound will be Logan Webb and Clayton Kershaw.

The Giants have accounted for 169 doubles as a team and have hit 101 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .388 and have been called out on strikes 852 times, while drawing a walk on 336 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have accrued 419 runs batted in in addition to 830 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .241. They have accounted for 440 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have given up 101 home runs and 475 runs in total (23rd in the league). San Francisco has relinquished 892 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 441 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.42 so far this year (24th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 860 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 320 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad so far this year.

Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 83 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 63 holds so far this year (6th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 54.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 100 save situations. They have earned 19 saves this year and have blown 16 of 35 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 121 base runners so far this season and 38.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Giants have sent 358 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Giants have turned 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,079 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 2,693 putouts thus far, as well as 1,024 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball, and have a total of 95 double plays.

Webb (49-40 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.39 while he has gone up against 3,190 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 742 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 186 free passes. His earned run average is 3.44 (298 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.189. Webb has taken the mound for 780 innings and is sitting with 709 strikeouts in his career.

The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .438 and they are earning 4.97 runs per outing (1st in MLB). They have 187 two-baggers, while getting a free base 394 times as well as scoring 507 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 139 home runs so far this season as well as 491 RBIs. They have struck out on 841 instances (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 883 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .254 so far this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 408 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.71 (377 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 119 homers and they allow 4.02 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.194 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (870 strikeouts vs 317 free passes). They rank 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 774.

With 110 save situations, the Dodgers have 58 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 113 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.3% out of their 92 inherited base runners. They rank 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.7%, and they have dispatched 339 relievers to the mound for the season.

In 8,229 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 877 assists, 51 errors and have notched a total of 2,743 putouts for the year.

Kershaw (223-97 career record) has a 2.48 earned run average and has given up 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.35 and he has faced 11,206 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 783 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.007 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.4. In his career, Kershaw has allowed 2,155 hits while he has earned 3,081 K's in 2,843 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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