Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-122) San Francisco (+102)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (74-72) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (82-64) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -122 and the Giants are sitting at +102. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Clayton Kershaw and Carson Whisenhunt.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .437 and have been called out on strikes 1,222 times, while drawing a walk on 531 occasions. They have recorded 708 RBI's in addition to 1,243 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .252. The Dodgers have accounted for 230 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 215 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 738 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 164 home runs in addition to 627 total runs (15th in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 1,152 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 580 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.03 on the season (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,324 hitters. They have walked 494 hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit so far this year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 515 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 207 runners on the season with 26.1% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 39 saves this year and have blown 23 of 62 chances to get a save. The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 62.9% and have come into the game in 176 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 109 holds on the season (1st in the league). Dodgers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 131 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 3,882 putouts for the season, as well as 1,232 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 94 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,646 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in pro baseball.

Kershaw has taken the mound for 2,841 innings and has earned 3,037 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 2.53 (798 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.015. He has allowed 2,180 base hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 704 free passes. Kershaw (222-96 mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.49 while going up against 11,216 hitters during his time in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .239 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,236 occasions (13th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,161 hits. San Francisco has 159 home runs for the season as well as 608 RBIs. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .392 and they score 4.36 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have put up 217 two-baggers, while walking 490 times as well as recording 637 runs.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.289 and have a FIP of 3.68 as a staff for the season. They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,211. The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 605 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (539 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (1,235 strikeouts against 453 free passes). They have given up 125 HR's and they concede 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the contest in 55 save chances and they have converted 36 saves. They are ranked 10th in MLB with a save rate of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 462 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 152 times in high leverage situations and also on 107 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of 171 inherited runners. With 134 save situations, the Giants have compiled 79 holds and also 19 blown saves.

Out of their 11,625 innings played, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (27th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 121 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Giants have racked up 1,364 assists, 86 errors and have amassed 3,875 putouts during this campaign.

Whisenhunt (2-1 career win-loss record) has a 5.06 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.33 and he has gone up against 102 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 13 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.472 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. So far in his MLB career, Whisenhunt has given up 22 base hits while he has totaled 16 punch outs in 23 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (+102)

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