Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+150) San Francisco (-178)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (7-11) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (9-9) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Arizona at +150 and San Francisco is priced at -178. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryne Nelson and Logan Webb.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .402 and have struck out 120 times, while being walked on 77 occasions. They have accrued 94 RBI's and 158 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .255. The Diamondbacks have tallied 29 two-baggers as a team and have hit 20 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 103 runs while having a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 5.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.06 over the course of the season (13th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 153 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 16 home runs and also 82 runs in total (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 50 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a unit for the year. Arizona has conceded 161 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 74 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Diamondbacks pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 17 times and also have had 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 9 holds on the campaign (18th in the league). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 37.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 18 save situations. They have earned 3 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 8 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 17 base runners for the season and 41.2% of them crossed home plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 63 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 67.5% of balls in play into outs in their 1,476 innings, which has them sitting 25th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 492 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 164 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 17 double plays.

Nelson has taken the ball for 112 innings and has racked up 111 strikeouts during his MLB career. Nelson (4-9 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.07 and he has gone up against 495 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.83 (73 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.402. He has given up 129 base hits (10.3 hits per 9 innings) with 29 free passes.

San Francisco has accumulated 17 home runs on the campaign and 72 runs batted in. They have put up 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 60 times as well as recording 76 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .315 and a batting average of .245 this year. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they have an average of 4.22 runs per outing (19th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 151 occasions (13th in MLB) and have accounted for 147 hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.318 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.33 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (132 strikeouts vs 49 walks). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 154. They have allowed 20 homers and they give up 5.26 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 90 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.97 (85 earned runs relinquished).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 45.0% of 20 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Giants have 4 holds and also 1 blown save. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 52 relievers onto the diamond on the year. San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 3 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 17 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (13th in the majors). The Giants have 182 assists, 9 errors and have notched a total of 462 putouts for the year. In 1,386 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (22nd in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Webb has surrendered 484 hits while tallying 443 punch outs in 495 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 230 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.344 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.43 and he has gone up against 2,121 batters during his career. Webb (25-26 career mark) has earned a 4.18 ERA and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+150)

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