San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/4/21
Los Angeles Dodgers (85-50) vs. San Francisco Giants (86-49)
September 4, 2021 9:05 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants +130 / Los Angeles Dodgers -175; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants meet Saturday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Dodgers look for a win after winning 10 of their last 14 games. The Giants look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored nine runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Dodgers have won 19 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Justin Turner leads the Dodgers with 123 hits and 71 RBI while Chris Taylor and Max Muncy have combined for 126 hits and 146 RBI. Julio Urias gets the ball, and he is 15-3 with a 3.17 ERA and 160 strikeouts this season. Urias is 1-3 with a 2.69 ERA and 70 strikeouts in his career against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 10 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Giants have split their last eight games when scoring three or less runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 114 hits and 75 RBI while Buster Posey and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 182 hits and 94 RBI. The San Francisco Giants didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
The Dodgers are 36-17 in their last 53 Saturday games and 45-14 in their last 59 during game 2 of a series. The Giants are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 2 of a series and 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games. The under is 19-5-3 in Dodgers last 27 overall. The under is 8-2-1 in Giants last 11 overall. The Dodgers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
Urias has been money all season long and the Dodgers don’t string together losses often. The Dodgers should be favored here. However, the Giants have been the kings of the NL West all season, and while it’s not always pretty, they simply find ways to dig deep and get the job done. Last night was no different. At home, give me the Giants and the plus money.