San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA
Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+125) Los Angeles (-150)
The Los Angeles Dodgers (24-18) welcome the San Francisco Giants (18-24) at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The odds on this game have San Francisco at +125 while Los Angeles opens at -150. The over/under is 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Landen Roupp and Emmet Sheehan.
The Giants have accrued 74 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 30 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco is slugging .369 and have been rung up 331 times, while drawing a walk on 87 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 3.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 30th in MLB. They have earned 140 RBI's in addition to 349 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .244. They have earned a total of 145 runs while having a team OBP of .292.
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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33. Giants pitchers have yielded 42 long balls and also 183 runs (16th in MLB). San Francisco has yielded 334 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 166 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 3.98 this season (13th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 338 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 164 hitters and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad for the year.
Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 43 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 24 holds this season (14th in baseball). The Giants relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 61.5% and have entered the game in 37 save situations. They have 8 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 13 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 60 base runners for the year and 26.7% of them crossing the plate. The Giants have dispatched 138 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.
The Giants have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,378 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 1,126 putouts thus far, in addition to 421 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 22nd in the majors, and have a total of 44 double plays.
Roupp (13-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.54 while he has gone up against 870 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 185 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 90 walks. His ERA is 3.60 (80 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.374. Roupp has taken the mound for 200 frames and has earned 200 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a team on-base percentage of .342 as well as a team batting average of .263 this season. They have been rung up on 335 occasions (21st in MLB) and have accounted for 371 hits. Los Angeles has 55 HRs on the campaign as well as 195 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .430 and they are earning 4.95 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have notched 68 doubles, while walking 164 times and earning 208 runs.
The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.141 in addition to having a FIP of 3.63 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (374 strikeouts vs 120 walks). They come in at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 302. They have surrendered 40 homers and they allow 3.62 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 149 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (143 earned runs conceded).
Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.5% out of their 44 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations in addition to 26 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 21 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They rank 16th in baseball with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 129 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 342 assists, 14 errors and have amassed 1,110 putouts during this campaign. In their 3,330 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.0% (4th in pro baseball).
Sheehan (12-5 career record) has a 4.01 earned run average while surrendering 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and he has faced 691 batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 75 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.134 and a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Sheehan has allowed 133 base knocks while he has earned 196 punch outs in 168 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+125)
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