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San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/8/21

Los Angeles Dodgers (107-56) vs. San Francisco Giants (107-55)
October 8, 2021 9:37 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants +125 / Los Angeles Dodgers -135; Over/Under: +7
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants meet Friday in Game 1 of the NLDS in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Dodgers are fresh off a wild card win over the Cardinals and are in the NLDS for a ninth straight year. The Giants haven’t played since Sunday and are in the postseason for the first time since 2016.

The Los Angeles Dodgers just beat the Cardinals 3-1 with a walk-off homer. The Dodgers have scored 21 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last 10 games. The Dodgers have won seven straight games when scoring four or more runs. Trea Turner leads the Dodgers with two hits while Mookie Betts and Chris Taylor have combined for three hits and two RBI. Walker Buehler gets the ball, and he was 16-4 with a 2.47 ERA and 212 strikeouts this season. Buehler is 3-1 with a 2.35 ERA and 83 strikeouts in his postseason career.

The San Francisco Giants enter this series winning 12 of their last 15 games. The Giants have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Giants have won nine of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 144 hits and 90 RBI while Buster Posey and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 225 hits and 127 RBI. Logan Webb gets the ball, and he was 11-3 with a 3.03 ERA and 158 strikeouts this season. Webb will make his postseason debut tonight.

The Dodgers are 6-2 in their last 8 road games and 42-11 in their last 53 overall. The Giants are 20-6 in their last 26 games following an off day and 38-14 in their last 52 overall. The over is 5-1 in Dodgers last 6 overall. The over is 19-7 in Giants last 26 playoff home games. The Dodgers are 12-5 in the last 17 meetings in San Francisco and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings.

We’re getting plus money with a Giants team at home that’s had the best record in baseball all season and has been slept on for whatever reason. Yes, Webb is making his postseason debut and the Dodgers have been unbeatable pretty much since the month of August. However, Buehler did get rocked by these Giants last month for seven hits and six runs through three innings. The Giants have also won six of the last eight meetings against the Dodgers overall. I just don’t understand why people keep waiting for the shoe to drop with the Giants. Give me the home dog.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: San Francisco Giants +125

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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