San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+105) New York (-125)

The New York Mets (36-45) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (45-36) at Citi Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Giants at +105 while the Mets are sitting at -125. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Anthony DeSclafani and Justin Verlander.

The Giants have tallied 141 doubles as a team and have knocked 97 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .412 and have struck out 783 times, while taking a walk on 279 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 384 RBI's and 693 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .250. They have a total of 391 runs and hold an OBP of .326.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Giants pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs and also 349 runs in total (14th in MLB). San Francisco has conceded 688 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 313 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 3.90 on the year (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 713 hitters. They have walked 224 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a unit on the campaign.

The Giants have sent 248 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 108 base runners so far this year with 26.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 31 saves on the campaign and have not converted 9 of their 40 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have a save rate of 77.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. The bullpen have earned 37 holds so far this year (25th in the league). Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 74 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have 2,168 putouts this year, in addition to 805 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 77 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,504 innings, ranking them 27th in pro baseball.

DeSclafani has taken the mound for 933 innings and has 820 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.14 (429 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.262. He has allowed 929 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 249 free passes. DeSclafani (54-55 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.10 while he has gone up against 3,920 batters during his time in the majors.

The New York Mets have recorded a team on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .240 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 634 occasions (27th in baseball) and have totaled 644 base knocks. New York has hit 99 home runs over the course of the season and 350 runs batted in. The Mets hold a slugging % of .398 and they are scoring 4.44 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have recorded 107 doubles, while walking 267 times as well as scoring 360 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 378 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.57 (357 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 108 homers and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.372 in addition to having a FIP of 4.76 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (685 strikeouts against 293 free passes). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 672.

New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves. They rank 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 260 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of 113 inherited runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Mets have earned 48 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In 6,333 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have turned 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in baseball). The Mets have 705 assists, 40 errors and have earned 2,111 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Verlander has allowed 2,709 base knocks while he has accumulated 3,247 punch outs in 3,220 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 1,165 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.119 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.63 and he has gone up against 13,118 batters in his pro baseball career. Verlander (246-137 mark in his career) has earned a 3.26 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-125)

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