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Giants vs Dodgers Prediction, Pick, Odds: MLB Strikeout Prop for Thursday Night

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Pictured: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan. (Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants on May 14, 2026. First pitch from UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet LA.

The Dodgers are favored by -175 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Giants are +145 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8.5 runs.

Find my MLB picks and Giants vs Dodgers prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.


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Giants vs Dodgers Prediction

  • Giants vs Dodgers Pick: Emmet Sheehan Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-115)

My Giants vs Dodgers best bet is Emmet Sheehan to record over his strikeouts prop. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.


Giants vs Dodgers Odds

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Thursday, May 14
10:10 p.m. ET
SportsNet LA
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Giants Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+1.5
-150
8.5
-105o / -115u
+145
Dodgers Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-1.5
+125
8.5
-105o / -115u
-175
Odds via BetMGM. Get up-to-the-minute MLB odds here.
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  • Giants vs Dodgers moneyline: Giants +145, Dodgers -175
  • Giants vs Dodgers over/under: 8.5 (-105o / -115u)
  • Giants vs Dodgers spread: Dodgers -1.5 (+125), Giants +1.5 (-150)

Giants vs Dodgers Probable Pitchers

RHP Landen Roupp (SFG)StatRHP Emmet Sheehan (LAD)
5-3W-L2-1
1.2fWAR (FanGraphs)0.6
3.09/2.52ERA / xERA4.79/4.14
2.51/ 3.11FIP / xFIP3.81/ 2.92
18.1%K-BB%21.7%
53.4%GB%42.9%
.269BABIP.348
99Stuff+93
109Location+110

Giants vs Dodgers MLB Betting Preview

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San Francisco Giants Betting Preview

The Giants (18-25) have won four of their last six games, looking to take three of four against the division rival Dodgers on the road.

San Francisco will send out Landen Roupp, who had hit a bit of a wall in his last two outings, failing to go more than 4.1 innings in each start. He really struggled with his command vs. the Pirates in his last turn.

They could be in a tough spot vs. a Dodgers pitcher who seems to be rounding into form.

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Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview

The Dodgers (25-18) snapped a four-game losing streak with their win over the Giants last game. Los Angeles will look to avoid losing 3 of 4 in this four-game series.

Emmet Sheehan takes the mound for the Dodgers. He came into the season with a lot of hype. After a slow start, he's found his groove, allowing two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four outings.

I give the edge to the Dodgers in this matchup, but I'm looking at a player prop instead of moneyline or total.


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Giants vs Dodgers Pick, Betting Analysis

Sheehan hasn't pitched deep into games, plus he's had issues with the long ball. But one area where he has thrived is strikeouts, putting up a 28.3 K% and a 15.4% swinging-strike rate. Those are elite numbers.

In his last three starts, he's racked up 7, 8, and 10 strikeouts. All we need is 6+ here.

Sheehan has been much better at home (35.4 K%) than on the road (20.0 K%), which also bodes well.

We've seen both Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8 K) and Shohei Ohtani (8 K) mow down Giants in this series. Bet on Sheehan doing the same.

Pick: Emmet Sheehan Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-115)


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