San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 : 10:10PM US (3:10AM GMT)

This is now do or die for the LA Dodgers, with the team record at 68-66, making them 4th in the NL West. The Giants are 2nd in the NL West, with a 74-60 record, so this is important for them too. Can the Dodgers put an end to their 2 game losing streak?

LA DODGERS (68-66)

Chad Billingsley is the pitcher for the dodgers tonight. He has allowed 3 runs or less in 8 straight starts.

He has also been very very good against the Giants this season. He has dominated San Francisco in all 3 starts against them,
with a miserly 0.83 ERA. In thoose games, he picked up 1 win, while the Dodgers went 2-1. Funnily, all those 3 starts were against tonights opposing pitcher, Barry Zito!

In Billingsleys last home start against the Giants, he threw a complete game shutout! He has a 10-8 record for the season with a 3.73 ERA.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (74-60)

Barry Zito goes to the mound for the Giants and just like Billingsley, he too has pitched very well against todays opponents this season.

The only difference is that of late, Zito has been struggling, meaning poor current form. Very important in my book. In his last 3 starts Zito has a horrible 11.67 ERA and 2.35 WHIP.

Zito went 0-3 in those games with the Giants losing all those games by a combined score of 29-6.

Zito is 8-10 this season, but is winless since July! He still really hasn't managed to get control of his pitching to sort out this recent slump, and I would recommend opposing him until that happens, especially when you have a pitcher like Billingsley pitching for your team.

BETTING VERDICT

Take the LA Dodgers to win this one!

The Pick :

Los Angeles Dodgers to win

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take the Dodgers to win @ 1.75 (Pinnacle)