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San Francisco (76-76) at LA Dodgers (85-67)
- When: Sep 18 2025, 10:10 PM
- Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
- Where to watch: MLB Network
Webb May Try, but Run Support is on Empty
Moneyline: LA Dodgers -164
Spread: LA Dodgers -1.5 (+131)
Total: 7.5
Game Odds & Overview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are lined as -164 moneyline favorites, with the total set at 7.5 runs, as they kick off a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants. It’s the kind of rivalry that divides families, ruins dinner conversations, and inspires T-shirts with insults that wouldn’t pass HR screening.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Hollywood Swagger
The Dodgers (85-67) have been cruising at home with a 49-28 record and come in winners of seven of their last ten. They’ve been outscoring opponents like it’s a video game set to rookie mode, pounding out runs with a .291 team average during that stretch.
Mookie Betts, as usual, is doing Mookie things, hitting .261 with 22 doubles, 19 bombs, and 78 RBIs. Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani is basically a cheat code. Over his last 10 games, he’s gone 13-for-36 with five home runs, reminding fans why his name shows up in both the box score and opposing pitchers’ nightmares.
Oh, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.66 ERA) is on the mound. A man with pinpoint control, strikeout stuff, and the vibe of someone who probably meditates on how many ways he’s going to embarrass hitters before first pitch.
San Francisco Giants: Stuck in Neutral
The Giants (76-76) are clinging to .500 like a cat on a curtain. They’ve dropped six of their last ten and are hitting .185 during that span. That’s not “bad luck” territory, that’s “please check the batteries in your offense” territory.
Rafael Devers is doing what he can with 31 homers and 31 doubles, but it feels like the rest of the lineup is just taking extended coffee breaks. Jung Hoo Lee has been a bright spot lately, going 10-for-37, but he alone can’t carry a club that’s been outscored by nine runs over their last ten.
Logan Webb (14-10, 3.34 ERA) draws the start, and to his credit, he’s been solid all year. But if the Giants don’t give him run support, he might as well be throwing bullpen sessions.
Prediction & Betting Angle
The Dodgers are rolling. The Giants are sputtering. Los Angeles owns the season series 6-3, and it’s hard to see San Francisco suddenly flipping the script. With Ohtani and Betts hot, plus Yamamoto on the mound, the Dodgers have the clear edge.
Score Prediction: Dodgers 5, Giants 2
Pick: LA Dodgers -1.5 (+131)
Total: Under 7.5 (-110)
- MLB Odds source: MyBookie Sportsbook
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