Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+116) San Francisco (-136)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (8-11) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (9-10) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +116 and the Giants are at -136. The betting total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 32 doubles as a team and have knocked 22 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 127 times, while drawing a walk on 78 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have compiled 97 RBI's as well as 165 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .253. They have a total of 106 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .334.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.06 for the year (16th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 160 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 17 home runs in addition to 87 total runs (20th in MLB). They have walked 52 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.60 as a unit so far this season. Arizona has conceded 170 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 78 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the game with runners on 18 times and also have had 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds over the course of the season (21st in baseball). The Diamondbacks bullpen have compiled a save rate of 37.5% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. They have recorded 3 saves this year and have blown 5 of their 8 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 19 base runners this season with 36.8% of those players earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 65 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,557 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 519 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 170 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which is 26th in MLB, and they have turned 18 double plays.

Montgomery (38-34 career record) holds a FIP of 3.75 while going up against 3,139 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 706 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 207 free passes. His ERA is 3.68 (309 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.209. Montgomery has taken the mound for 755 innings and has accumulated 705 punch outs during his MLB career.

The San Francisco Giants have earned an OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .246 on the season. They have been rung up on 161 instances (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 156 hits. San Francisco has recorded 17 long balls on the campaign as well as 74 runs batted in. The Giants have a team SLG% of .381 and they score 4.16 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have tallied 31 doubles, while taking a walk 62 times as well as scoring 79 runs.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.288 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a team on the campaign. They rank 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 160. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 91 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.75 (86 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (138 strikeouts vs 50 free passes). They have surrendered 21 dingers and they concede 5.02 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Giants have 6 holds in addition to 1 blown save. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 4 save chances and they have walked away with 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations and also on 11 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.0% out of their 20 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 55 relievers onto the field for the year.

In their 1,467 innings on the field, the Giants hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (19th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 19 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 194 assists, 9 errors and have 489 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Snell has allowed 784 base hits while totaling 1,232 strikeouts in 999 innings. Snell (71-57 career win-loss record) holds a 3.27 earned run average and has conceded 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 363 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.239 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and he has faced 4,153 opposing batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+116)

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