Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+130) Miami (-150)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (34-40) are traveling to loanDepot park on Saturday where they will play the Miami Marlins (43-33). The moneyline on this contest has the Pirates at +130 and the Marlins are at -150. The total has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Osvaldo Bido and Bryan Hoeing.

Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 617 times, while being walked on 266 occasions. They have accounted for 290 RBI's and 581 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .239. The Pirates have recorded 134 doubles as a unit and have smacked 69 balls out of the park. They have earned 307 runs and have an OBP of .318. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.35 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Pirates pitchers have conceded 74 home runs in addition to 350 runs in total (20th in baseball). Pittsburgh has allowed 635 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 317 earned runs. The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.39 so far this year (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 632 hitters. They have walked 269 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a squad for the season.

The Pirates have dispatched 228 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 base runners over the course of the season and 35.2% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 19 saves this year and have blown 10 out of their 29 chances to save the game. The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 65.5% and has entered the game in 65 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 34 holds so far this season (27th in MLB). Pirates pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 65 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have amassed 1,948 putouts this year, as well as 599 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 27th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 62 double plays. The Pirates have converted 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,844 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in baseball.

Bido has taken the hill for 10 innings and has tallied 13 strikeouts in his MLB career. Bido (0-1 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 2.48 and he has gone up against 45 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.60 (4 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.400. He has allowed 9 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 5 free passes.

The Marlins have a team SLG% of .396 and they are earning 4.07 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have 115 doubles, while taking a walk 215 times and scoring 309 runs. Miami is sitting with 70 home runs so far this year to go along with 292 runs batted in. They have struck out on 619 occasions (20th in MLB) and have notched a total of 666 hits. The Miami Marlins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .260 so far this year.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 3.87 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (718 strikeouts against 241 free passes). They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 618. They have yielded 79 long balls and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have allowed 325 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.07 (305 earned runs allowed).

With 82 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 48 holds and 11 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to enter the game in 34 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of their 117 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 260 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In 6,081 innings on the diamond, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (23rd in baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in professional baseball). The Marlins have racked up 673 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 2,027 putouts for the year.

Hoeing (2-2 career record) has earned a 5.48 earned run average while allowing 10.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and he has gone up against 187 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.477 and a FIP of 4.9. So far in his career, Hoeing has conceded 48 hits while accumulating 33 K's in 42 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+130)

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