The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Giants have had control of the National League West for most of this season but San Francisco has run into major trouble of late and the Dodgers have taken advantage. This game on Sunday night will be the finale of a three-game series and it would be surprising if the Dodgers are not in first place after the series is over. Let’s look at the matchup between the Dodgers and Giants and MLB picks.
First pitch for this NL matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 5, 2021 from Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. The matchup will air live on ESPN. Bet on MLB odds and player props at BookMaker.eu every day of the season.
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Odds Analysis
The Dodgers will be road favorites in this contest on Sunday night. Los Angeles was 39-26 in their first 65 road games with 31 games going over the total, 31 going under, with three pushes. The Dodgers are averaging just over 5 runs per game, 3rd-best in the league and they are giving up just 3 runs per game, best in baseball.
The Giants were 42-22 in their first 64 home games with 32 games going over the total, 31 going under, with one push. The Giants are averaging 4.7 runs per game, 9th-best in the league, while they are giving up 3.3 runs per game, 2nd-best in baseball.
Pitching Notes and Team Stats
The Dodgers will have the pitching edge in this game on Sunday night. We don’t even know who is going for the Giants but it doesn’t matter. The Dodgers will be sending Walker Buehler and he is 13-2 on the season with a 2.05 ERA. The San Francisco rotation is a mess, as Johnny Cueto was just put on the IL and Alex Wood is on the COVID list. It is not a good time for the Giants to be having pitching problems because they are in the midst of their toughest homestand of the season and they are in a stretch of 16 straight games without an off day. San Francisco manager Gape Kapler recently said that the team is going to have two bullpen games out of every five starts.
Dodgers vs. Giants Prediction
What we didn’t mention is that a number of San Francisco players are dealing with minor injuries. Every team has injury issues at one time or another during the season and injuries have hit the Giants hard right now. San Francisco couldn’t handle the Brewers in their previous series and there is no reason to think they are going to do well against the Dodgers even though the games are in San Francisco.
Before this series began the Dodgers had won 7 of the last 10 in San Francisco with six of the ten going over the total. We know that the edge on the mound is with the Dodgers in this one. Buehler has faced the Giants five times this season and Los Angeles is 3-2 in those starts. The Dodgers are 8-2 in Buehler’s last ten starts against the Giants. Six of those games went over the total, three went under, with one push.
The Giants are reeling right now and I can’t see them getting well in this series, and it definitely looks bad on Sunday night as they go against Buehler. I will take the Dodgers in this one.
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