The Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants meet Saturday in MLB action at Oracle Park. Here’s a Giants vs Cubs Prediction. This article will include a Giants vs Cubs Pick.
Chicago Cubs Betting Preview
The Chicago Cubs are 36-34 on the year and play the Rockies and Blue Jays next. The Chicago Cubs are batting .238 on the season and have a .331 OBP and a .391 slugging percentage. The Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Alex Bregman leads the Chicago Cubs with 68 hits and 22 RBI, while Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner have combined for 134 hits and 66 RBI.
Ben Brown gets the ball for the Chicago Cubs, and he is 2-2 with a 1.74 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season. Brown is 0-1 with a 2.61 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 28-42 on the year and play the Braves and Marlins next. The San Francisco Giants are batting. 258 on the season, have a .307 OBP, and have a .417 slugging percentage. The San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff has a 4.56 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Luis Arraez leads the San Francisco Giants with 86 hits and 25 RBI, while Casey Schmitt and Jung Hoo Lee have combined for 147 hits and 62 RBI.
Trevor McDonald gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 2-3 with a 4.15 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season. This will be McDonald’s second career game against the Chicago Cubs.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Cubs have lost each of their last five games as road favorites against the Giants following a win.
- The Giants have won each of their last five games as home underdogs against the Cubs following a loss.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last nine games between the Cubs and Giants.
- The Cubs have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as road favorites against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Giants have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against the Cubs at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have led after 5 innings in four of their last five night games against the Cubs at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs against the Cubs.
Why the Chicago Cubs will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last six Saturday night games against National League opponents.
- The road team has won four of the Giants’ last five games.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Giants’ last nine games.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 home games against National League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight home games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Cubs’ last six night games against National League opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the last five games between the Cubs and Giants have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Cubs’ last 10 night games at Oracle Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last six Saturday night games against NL Central opponents.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Luis Arraez ranks 2nd in the league in Hits (87) this season.
Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts
- Pete Crow-Armstrong ranks T9th in the league in Steals (15) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Giants rank 1st in the league for hits this season (626).
- The Giants rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (139).
- The Cubs rank 1st in the league for walks this season (299).
- The Cubs rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (103).
Giants vs Cubs Prediction
We’re getting plus money with the better team and spots like this. This is where I want to be. The Giants have underachieved all season and are hard to trust night to night. McDonald has also been hittable through 39 innings with a 4.15 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. Brown has 57 innings this season and has a 1.74 ERA and 0.88 WHIP. Brown is averaging a strikeout per inning and just pitched 5.1 shutout innings last week against these very Giants. In 30.2 innings, Brown has a 1.47 ERA and a .139 batting average allowed. I’ll gladly side with the Cubs in this spot.