This is a 10* NL WEST TOTAL OF THE YEAR on the OVER Dodgers/Giants.

When I first looked at this game, I was thinking that this could potentially be a great pitching matchup, but after looking at it a little more closely from a few different situational angles, I love how this one sets up as a much higher-scoring affair than what the oddsmakers are trying to lead us to believe.

LA has seen the total go UNDER the number in three straight after last night's 5-3 series opening loss here. Note though that the Dodgers have seen the total go OVER the number in five of their last six after playing to three or more straight UNDERS in a row.

San Francisco has now seen the total go UNDER in eight straight.

Dustin May is just 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA for the Dodgers. The sample size is small, but he faces a difficult road opponent here that desperately needs wins.

Logan Webb is 13-8 with a 2.88 ERA for the Giants. It's difficult to say too many negative things about Webb, as he's been great, but this is just a case of him being in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

The situation and the numbers/trends all point to a "SLUG-FEST" finally.

This number is low, the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP