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2021 MLB Handicapping
(64-40) Houston Astros vs. San Francisco Giants (64-39)
Date: Sunday, August 1st, 2021
Time: 4:05 PM ET
Venue: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA
Projected Pitchers: Luis Garcia (HOU) vs. Logan Webb (SF)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Astros +100 Giants -125
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Astros +1.5, Giants -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Astros will be in San Francisco to take on the Giants for game 3 of this series Sunday at 4:05 ET.
Luis Garcia is getting the start for Houston and Logan Webb is going for San Francisco.
The Astros won 9-6 on Friday.
Houston Astros
This Astros continue to be a very good baseball team this year. They have won 6 of their last 7 games.
With a 64-40 record they still find themselves in 1st place of the American League West. They lead the Athletics by 5.5 games.
Houston beat the Mariners for 2 out of 3 games this week. In that series, the Astros scored 27 runs and allowed 21 runs.
Framber Valdez went 5 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on Friday night.
Luis Garcia has had a good season so far. The right hander is 7-5 with a 3.09 ERA. His last start was against the Mariners on Monday where he was not great. He went 4.2 innings and allowed 5 earned runs and his team lossed 11-8.
For the most part, pitching on this team has been good. They have an ERA of 3.69 which is 10th best in baseball. Their bullpen got better as they acquired Kendall Graveman from the Mariners during the trade deadline.
The offense they have is the best in baseball. The team is scoring 5.49 runs per game which is #1. They are still without 3rd baseman Alex Bregman.
Houston has hit 136 home runs which is 7th best in the game.
San Francisco Giants
Just like the Astros, the Giants are enjoying a very good season as one of the top teams in baseball. They have won 3 of their last 5 games.
They are still 1st in the National League West with a record of 64-39. They lead the Dodgers by 3 games.
Before these games, the Giants won 2 out of 3 games vs. the Dodgers. In that series, San Francisco scored 7 runs and allowed 9 runs.
Kevin Gausman went 4.1 innings and allowed 3 earned runs on Friday.
Logan Webb has been another good arm in this rotation so far this year. He is 4-3 with a 3.36 ERA. His last start was against the Dodgers on Tuesday where he went 6 innings and did not allow an earned run. The Giants won that game 2-1.
San Fran has gotten solid pitching the entire year. The club has an impressive ERA of 3.35 which is 3rd best in the majors.
Their offense has also been good and it just got better on Friday with the addition of Kris Bryant from the Cubs.
This team is really known for hitting a lot of home runs. They have hit 151 of them which is 2nd best in the MLB.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Astros are 11-3 in their last 14 road games vs. a right handed starter.
- Astros are 7-2 in their last 9 Sunday games.
- Astros are 14-5 in their last 19 road games.
- Astros are 16-6 in their last 22 during 3 of a series.
- Giants are 2-5 in their last 7 home games with the total set at 8.5.
- Giants are 2-7 in their last 9 games on Sunday.
- Giants are 4-15 in their last 19 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Houston Astros vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Prediction:
This series is a very interesting one. It features 2 of the best teams in all of baseball. It is not by a lot, but I like the Astros in this one.
To me, these 2 teams are about even, but I do give the slight edge to the Astros. They have more firepower and I think they will show that on Sunday.
Luis Garcia was not good in his last outing, but I can expect him to be sharper in this contest and help lead his team to a win. Webb has been solid, but he will have his hands full going against this Houston lineup.
I’ve got the Astros at +100 in this one.
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