The Los Angeles Dodgers went into last weekend three games back of the first-place San Francisco Giants out in the NL West. LA begins this week tied for first with San Fran, after sweeping three games from the Giants at AT&T Park over the weekend. The Giants, meanwhile, are the biggest favorite on the board Monday.
Giants Biggest Baseball Favorite Monday On Heels of Sweep By Dodgers
The Dodgers beat San Francisco Friday 5-3 in extra innings, overcoming a blown save by the bullpen. LA then romped to a 10-0 victory Saturday, rapping out eight extra-base hits and getting a quality outing from Chad Billingsley.
The Blue Crew then broke out the brooms with a 4-0 win Sunday, getting a complete-game shut-out from Clayton Kershaw.
The Dodgers now begin this week with a big series at home with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who themselves think they've still got a chance in that NL West. Arizona just went 7-3 on a homestand and now trails LA and the Giants by just 4.5 games. For Monday's series opener the Dodgers, with Aaron Harang throwing, are -130 favorites over the D'Backs with Trevor Cahill.
Also, Bovada is listing LA as a -150 favorite to win that series, with Arizona getting +120.
Elsewhere around the baseball betting world Monday the Braves with Tommy Hanson are -145 favorites over Mark Buehrle and the Marlins; the Giants with Madison Bumgarner are -190 faves over the Mets with Jeremy Hefner; the Yankees with Freddy Garcia are -165 chalk over the Orioles with Miguel Gonzalez; and the Rangers with Roy Oswalt are -140 favorites over the Angels with Ervin Santana.
Here's Monday's complete MLB betting board, with prices and totals courtesy of Oddsshark.com.
Baltimore +168 at NY Yankees -175, Total 10 - Miguel Gonzalez (2-2) | Freddy Garcia (2-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing Baltimore
LA Angels +139 at Texas -144, Total 11 - Ervin Santana (4-10) | Roy Oswalt (3-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Texas’s last 12 games at home
Detroit +111 at Boston -116, Total 9.5 - Max Scherzer (10-5) | Clay Buchholz (8-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing Detroit
San Diego +149 at Cincinnati -154, Total 8.5 - Edinson Volquez (6-7) | Mike Leake (4-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego’s last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Miami +139 at Atlanta -144, Total 8 - Mark Buehrle (9-9) | Tommy Hanson (11-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh -134 at Chi Cubs +129 - Erik Bedard (5-11) | Ryan Dempster (5-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs’s last 7 games
Houston +169 at Milwaukee -176, Total 8.5 - Bud Norris (5-8) | Marco Estrada (0-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Chi White Sox -134 at Minnesota +129, Total 9 - Jose Quintana (4-1) | Cole De Vries (2-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 8 games
Tampa Bay -124 at Oakland +119, Total 6.5 - David Price (14-4) | AJ Griffin (3-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto -101 at Seattle -104, Total 7.5 - Ricky Romero (8-7) | Hisashi Iwakuma (0-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona +127 at LA Dodgers -132, Total 7.5 - Trevor Cahill (8-9) | Aaron Harang (7-5) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Arizona is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
NY Mets +187 at San Francisco -195, Total 6.5 - Jeremy Hefner (1-3) | Madison Bumgarner (11-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
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