Dodgers-Giants Vegas Betting Odds

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants meet at AT&T Park. The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Hiroki Kuroda in this game. Kuroda has a 6-8 record and a 4.21 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Giants will be Kevin Correia. The righthander has a 5.51 ERA to go along with a 2-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Dodgers defeated San Francisco 6-2 as a -120 favorite on Friday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (8). Jeff Kent had three RBI for the Dodgers, while Casey Blake and Danny Ardoin clubbed solo home runs in the win. Bengie Molina homered and had two RBI for the Giants and Barry Zito gave up five runs in five innings to take the loss. Current streak: Los Angeles has won 2 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 58-57 SU San Francisco: 48-66 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing San Francisco are 8-2 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: LA Dodgers are 15-3 SU in their last 18 games when playing on the road against San Francisco LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 15 games LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Francisco's last 18 games at home San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home San Francisco is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers Next up: San Francisco home to LA Dodgers, Sunday, August 10