San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-115) San Francisco (-105)

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (41-32) will take on the San Diego Padres (35-38) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Padres at -115 while the Giants are opening at -105. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Blake Snell and Alex Wood.

The Padres have accounted for 129 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 86 baseballs out of the park. San Diego is slugging .395 and have been called out on strikes 633 times, while drawing a walk on 298 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in MLB. They have accounted for 290 RBI's as well as 548 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is at .229. They have racked up 307 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.61 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Padres pitchers have conceded 79 home runs in addition to 287 runs in total (3rd in baseball). San Diego has surrendered 561 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 273 earned runs. The Padres have a team earned run average of 3.79 so far this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 623 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 239 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a unit so far this season.

The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 60.6% and stepped onto the hill in 80 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 runners over the course of the season and 34.6% of them crossed home plate. Padres pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 49 times as well as having 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 226 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 47 holds this year (5th in the league). They have 20 saves this year and have blown 13 out of their 33 save opportunities.

The Padres have converted 71.3% of balls in play into outs in their 5,841 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The San Diego Padres have a total of 1,947 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 655 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them sitting 1st in the majors, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Snell (60-52 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.51 while facing 3,695 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 717 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 392 walks. His earned run average is 3.42 (337 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.249. Snell has taken the mound for 887 innings and is sitting with 1,082 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .422 and they earn 5.00 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have 129 doubles, while walking 259 times and putting up 365 runs. San Francisco has knocked in 94 HRs for the season as well as 358 RBIs. They have struck out on 702 instances (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 638 hits. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .254 over the course of the season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.254 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a unit over the course of the season. They rank 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 616. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 313 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.84 (278 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (644 strikeouts against 202 walks). They have conceded 75 homers and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball).

San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. They rank 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 77.1%, and they have sent 225 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 70 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of 101 inherited base runners. With 71 save situations, the Giants have compiled 34 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

In 5,874 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (24th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 68 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (30th in baseball). The Giants have racked up 733 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 1,958 putouts on the campaign.

Wood (73-61 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.70 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.34 and he has gone up against 4,844 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed 475 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.234 and having a FIP of 3.6. During his pro baseball career, Wood has surrendered 1,097 hits while he has earned 1,100 K's in 1,156 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Francisco (-105) and under 7.5 runs

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