MLB Odds: Dodgers-Giants prediction, odds and pick

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the best record in baseball at 71-33. They have an 11.5-game lead in the NL West. San Francisco Giants are struggling at 51-54 and are unlikely to make the playoffs.

The Dodgers are one of the best teams of first half. They are tied for fifth in batting average at .259, tied with fifth for home runs with 133, second in doubles with 210, and sixth in ERA at 2.95. Six Dodgers have double-digit home run, seven have 10 or more, including Joey Gallo. Freddie Freeman is leading the team with a .324 average, belting 15 home Runs and 36 Doubles. Clayton Kershaw has a 2-66 ERA in 14 starts. The bullpen has posted a 3.22 ERA.

Jakob Junis will start for the Giants against the Dodgers. San Francisco is 5.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot. The Giants are a power-hitting team with 120 home runs. Joc Pederson has hit 17 homeruns and Wilmer Flores has launched 16. Thairo Estrada has nine home Runs.

Kershaw is not an easy bet against.

Dodgers are -1.5 (-128) and Giants are over 8 (-112)