Baseball Betting: Dodgers vs. Giants—Odds and Picks

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants—u8.0 (-110)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 @ 10:15 p.m. EST—Baseball Odds
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Chad Billingsley has been great for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season while Jonathan Sanchez is coming off of his best start of the year for the San Francisco Giants, so don't expect much scoring at AT&T Park tonight.

Billingsley has always been highly regarded, and really came into his own last season. He is just now reaching his peak, and if his 2009 start is any indication, he will be a dominant pitcher in this league for a very long time.

Billingsley is a perfect 4-0, and is 4-for-4 in quality starts while putting up a nifty 2.05 ERA and a miniscule 0.87 WHIP, with 26 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings.

He has already faced the Giants once this season back in Los Angeles and was masterful, allowing one run and just five hits with 11 strikeouts in seven innings. He could duplicate that outing here versus a San Francisco lineup that is hitting only .239 against right-handers so far.

Sanchez pitched well last season with no run support, and pitched much better at home than he did on the road. He appears to be following an identical pattern this season.

He was hit hard in his first start of the year on the road in San Diego, allowing five earned runs in four-and-two-thirds innings. He then made his 2009 home debut in his last start and responded by hurling six-and-two-thirds scoreless innings, allowing just two hits versus Arizona.

Look for Sanchez's home success to continue tonight, keying a safe under versus an ace opponent in Billingsley.

MLB Free Pick: Dodgers, Giants under 8 (-110)