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2021 MLB Handicapping
(91-50) San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs (65-77)
Date: Sunday, September 12th, 2021
Time: 2:20 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Projected Pitchers: Logan Webb (SF) vs. Justin Steele (CHC)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Giants -200 Cubs +155
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Giants -1.5, Cubs +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Giants will be in Chicago to take on the Cubs for game 3 Sunday at 2:20 ET. Game 2 is Saturday at 2:20 ET
Logan Webb is going for the Giants and Justin Steele is going for the Cubs.
San Francisco won 1 by a score of 6-1.
San Francisco Giants
The Giants continue to play great baseball and they remain one of the best teams in baseball.
They find themselves in 1st place of the National League West with a record of 91-50. They lead the Dodgers by 2.5 games.
Before this series, San Francisco swept the Rockies in 3 games. In that series, the Giants scored 29 runs and allowed 12 runs.
Friday was a bullpen game for the Giants. A total of 8 pitchers were used.
Logan Webb has been good this year. He is 9-3 with an ERA of 2.64. His last start was against the Rockies where he went 7 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. San Francisco won that game 12-3.
The pitching for this team has been very strong. They have an ERA of 3.26 which is 2nd best in the league.
They have also been productive when it comes to offense. They are scoring 4.84 runs per game which is 9th best in baseball.
San Francisco has hit 210 home runs which is 3rd best in baseball.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs have really struggled this year. There have not been many good things about them.
This team is in 4th place of the National League Central with a record of 65-77. The Brewers lead them by 22 games.
The last series they played was against the Reds where they won 2 games out of 3. The Cubs scored 11 runs and allowed 8 runs.
Kyle Hendricks went 6 innings and allowed 1 earned run on Friday.
Justin Steele is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.75. His last start was against the Reds where he went 5 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Chicago won that game 4-3.
The pitching for this team has not been great. They have an ERA of 4.66 which is 23rd best in the majors.
Their offense is scoring 4.27 runs per game which is 21st best in baseball.
Chicago has hit 187 home runs which is 9th best in baseball.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Giants are 6-1 in their last 7 Sunday games.
- Giants are 24-7 in their last 31 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Giants are 39-14 in their last 53 games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Giants are 19-7 in their last 26 during game 3 of a series.
- Cubs are 3-9 in their last 12 during game 3 of a series.
- Cubs are 6-20 in their last 26 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Cubs are 1-5 in their last 6 Sunday games.
San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction:
I feel the Giants will keep up their good play in this one. I do not see them letting up in this series.
San Francisco is a better team and I feel they will show that in this one.
I feel that Logan Webb will keep up his good pitching and the Giants will hit around Steele enough to get a win.
I like the Giants on the moneyline in this one.
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