{"id":370267,"date":"2025-09-20T11:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=370267"},"modified":"2025-09-20T11:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:32:24","slug":"giants-vs-dodgers-predictions-september-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/giants-vs-dodgers-predictions-september-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants vs. Dodgers SGP predictions Sept. 20: Bet on Schmitt, San Francisco in +280 ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The San Francisco Giants look to get off the mat against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Los Angeles has won the first two games of this series, and today&#8217;s pitching duel feels like a mismatch. So why am I backing San Francisco behind <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Kai-Wei Teng<\/a> over L.A. and <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Tyler Glasnow<\/a>?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Giants vs. Dodgers SGP <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">predictions<\/a> for Sept. 20, featuring a prop bet for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/casey_schmitt\/batting-stats\">Casey Schmitt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giants vs. Dodgers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Parlay<\/a>: Giants +2.5 | Under 10.5 runs | Schmitt to record 1+ hits (+280)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Giants +2.5 (-177)<\/a>:<\/strong> San Francisco can keep it close against Los Angeles today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Teng gets the ball for the Giants<\/a>, and on the surface, he&#8217;s been brutal this season. He enters this contest with a 6.41 ERA, and his team has lost five of his seven outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advanced numbers, however, paint a much more appealing picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3.30 FIP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3.49 xERA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.217 aBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Teng has been much better than his ERA suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Glasnow has been excellent for L.A.<\/a>, combining a 3.06 ERA with a 3.89 FIP. Despite his success this season, this still isn&#8217;t a number he&#8217;s covering regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dodgers have won by three-plus runs in just three of Glasnow&#8217;s 11 starts since returning in July from a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:118192\">Embed: #118192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Under 10.5 runs (-225)<\/a>:<\/strong> I&#8217;m expecting both pitchers to deal on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Teng has been much better than advertised<\/a>, and he&#8217;s been especially strong away from Oracle Park. Opponents are only hitting .263 against Teng on the road, compared to .292 at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Dodgers have never faced Teng before. The unfamiliarity should work in the pitcher&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glasnow just squared off against the Giants on <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">September 14<\/a> and completely stifled their bats. The righty ceded just three hits and one run across 6.2 innings of work in the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The under on this total has cashed in 10 of Glasnow&#8217;s last 11 starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Schmitt to record 1+ hits (-129)<\/a>:<\/strong> Lastly, I&#8217;m betting on a knock from Schmitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Giants&#8217; infielder isn&#8217;t doing anything impactful ahead of this contest (.220 AVG in September) and is actually hitless in his last six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is one big reason why I&#8217;m banking on him delivering today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schmitt is much better against right-handed pitchers than he is against lefties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s batting a respectable <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">.258 against righties<\/a> compared to an abysmal .194 against southpaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The league average batting average this season is .246. I&#8217;ll take somebody at these odds who&#8217;s hitting slightly above that versus righties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Giants vs. Dodgers predictions made at 11:19 a.m. ET on 09\/20\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Giants look to get off the mat against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The pregame narrative: Los Angeles has won the first two games of this series, and today&#8217;s pitching duel feels like a mismatch. So why am I backing San Francisco behind Kai-Wei Teng over L.A. and Tyler Glasnow? 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