Giants-Dodgers Pointspread Pointers

The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Dodger Stadium. Kevin Correia will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Correia is 1-5 this season with a 5.68 ERA. Correia's opponent in this one will be Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers righthander has a 3.98 ERA to go along with a 5-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants lost to Arizona 7-2 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Fred Lewis was 4-5 for San Francisco, while Barry Zito surrendered six runs in five innings in the loss. The Dodgers defeated Washington 2-0 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Clayton Kershaw pitched six shutout innings for the Dodgers, while James Loney hit a solo home run in the win. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 3 straight games. Los Angeles has won 3 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 43-61 SU Los Angeles: 52-52 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a loss are 2-8 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing Washington are 8-2 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers San Francisco is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Dodgers's last 17 games at home LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games Next up: LA Dodgers home to San Francisco, Tuesday, July 29