Giants vs Cubs Odds, Picks, and Probable Pitchers (Sep. 11)

• The San Francisco Giants are -195 road favorites in their National League afternoon game with the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, September 11
• Chicago is 8-3 straight up in the last 11 games played at Wrigley Field
• See below for odds, analysis and a betting prediction

The San Francisco Giants (91-50, 46-27 away) keep on rolling. Even the recent home success of the Chicago Cubs (65-77, 39-34 home) proved no impediment to the San Francisco charge.

San Fran whipped the Cubs 6-1 on Friday in the opener of this three-game weekend set at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.  The Giants extended their lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the National League West Division to three games.

Oddsmakers are setting the Giants as -195 road favorites to keep the train going on Saturday against the Cubs. The 46 road wins by the Giants is the second-highest total in MLB this season.

Giants vs Cubs Odds

Odds as of September 10th at DraftKings.

First pitch for Saturday afternoon’s game at Wrigley Field is set for 2:20 pm ET. Cloudy skies, 15 mph wind and a temperature of 86 degrees are in the forecast.

Gausman vs Davies

Giants right-hander Kevin Gausman’s wOBA of 2.52 ranks among the top 10% in the league. The 30-year-old was an MLB All-Star Game selection for the first time this season.

Gausman is unbeaten since the beginning of August. He’s gone 4-0 over his past seven starts. He has allowed three earned runs or less in each of his past eight trips to the mound. Gausman has struck out 43 hitters over his last 36.2 innings of work.

This bluffed bunt, RBI single from Kevin Gausman is a work of art 🎨 pic.twitter.com/AAIUndgTiR

— KNBR (@KNBR) September 6, 2021

He faced the Cubs on June 5. Gausman allowed two unearned runs over seven innings and got the decision in a 4-3 victory. He struck out 10 Chicago batters.

Gausman is just 1-3 with a 7.58 ERA in five career appearances against the Cubs. That includes four starts. Chicago batters have slugged nine home runs off of Gausman over only 19 innings.

In his first season with the Cubs, Zach Davies has already lost a career-high 10 games. He rates among the bottom 3% in the NL in xERA (6.21) and xwOBA (.371) and in the bottom 4% in xBA (.288).

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Davies in winless over his past eight starts since July 28. He’s 0-4 in that span. He’s surrendered at least four earned runs in five of those eight starts. Three times, he allowed six of more earned runs.

Facing the Giants on June 3, Davies suffered the loss in a 7-2 setback. Working 4.1 innings, Davies was touched up for eight hits and four earned runs.

Davies has made seven starts against San Francisco over his career. He’s 1-3 with a 2.88 ERA.

Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers

Former Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant of the Giants is 18-for-48 (.375) with two homers and six RBI against Davies. Second baseman Tommy LaStella is 5-for-16 (.313). Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski is 3-for-6 (.500) with an RBI.

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— MLB (@MLB) September 10, 2021

Catcher Buster Posey is 3-for-8 (.375). First baseman Brandon Belt and utility men Darin Ruf and Mauricio Dubon are all 1-for-3 (.333).

Cubs third baseman Matt Duffy is 3-for-8 (.375) when facing Gausman. Third baseman Patrick Wisdom is 1-for-2 (.500) with a homer and two RBI.

Giants vs Cubs Pick

The Giants have won four of five from the Cubs this season. However, Friday’s win was just their fourth over the past 18 games at Wrigley Field.

Overall, San Francisco is 8-1 through the past nine games. The Cubs are 8-3 over their last 11 games at Wrigley Field.

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt anointed himself captain of the team for Friday’s game. He taped an impromptu C to his uniform and then delivered like a leader. Belt went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and a home run during the 6-1 win.

Pick: San Francisco Giants (-195)