Los Angeles Angels vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+114) San Francisco (-135)

The San Francisco Giants (34-35) welcome the Los Angeles Angels (26-42) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Angels at +114 while the Giants are priced at -135. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Patrick Sandoval and Keaton Winn.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in the league. They have tallied 276 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. The Angels have tallied 102 doubles as a unit and have hit 76 balls out of the park. They have amassed 258 RBI's in addition to 546 hits so far this season, and their batting average sits at .239. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .389 and have struck out 574 times, while being walked on 193 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Angels pitchers have relinquished 81 long balls and 346 total runs (27th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 553 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 318 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.74 for the year (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 538 batters. They have walked 260 opposing players and their FIP is 4.57 as a unit over the course of the season.

Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 61 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 28 holds this year (26th in baseball). The Angels relievers have a save rate of 62.5% and has come into the game in 52 save situations. They have tallied 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 out of their 24 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 runners on the year with 37.8% of them crossed home plate. The Angels have sent 207 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 1,810 putouts this season, in addition to 606 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 11th in professional baseball, and they have turned 57 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,430 innings, which ranks them 7th in pro baseball.

Sandoval (19-45 career mark) has a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 2,300 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 500 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 232 free passes. His earned run average is 4.03 (236 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.388. Sandoval has taken the mound for 528 frames and has racked up 523 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Giants have a team SLG% of .379 and they are recording 4.25 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have hit 102 doubles, while walking 221 times and scoring 293 runs. San Francisco has accounted for 65 home runs so far this year to go along with 280 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 552 occasions (20th in the league) and have notched a total of 569 base knocks. The San Francisco Giants have compiled a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .244 on the season.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.321 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (582 strikeouts vs 203 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 602. They have given up 65 home runs and they allow 4.73 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 320 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.34 (294 earned runs allowed).

With 67 save situations, the Giants have amassed 45 holds and also 9 blown saves. San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.7% out of their 81 inherited base runners. They rank 21st in baseball with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 238 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year.

In 5,487 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 64 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Giants have accrued 695 assists, 43 errors and have amassed 1,829 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Winn has allowed 82 hits while he has totaled 75 strikeouts in 88 innings. He has allowed 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 5.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and he has faced 371 batters thus far in his career. Winn (4-10 record in his career) has earned a 5.91 ERA and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Francisco (-135) and under 8 runs

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