Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-118) San Francisco (+100)

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (39-43) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (51-31) on Saturday. The line on this contest has Los Angeles at -118 while San Francisco opens at +100. The betting total is set at 7. The pitchers expected to start will be Tyler Glasnow and Spencer Howard.

The Dodgers have accrued 153 doubles as a unit and have smacked 111 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .439 and have struck out 665 times, while drawing a walk on 313 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.0 runs per outing, which is 4th in MLB. They have accrued 394 RBI's as well as 712 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .255. They have accounted for 409 runs while having a team OBP of .335.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.10. Dodgers pitchers have given up 83 home runs and 289 runs in total (1st in MLB). Los Angeles has yielded 575 hits (7.0 per 9 innings) as well as 266 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 3.25 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 703 batters. They have walked 237 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a team this season.

The Dodgers have dispatched 255 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 65 base runners for the year and 33.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 out of their 35 save opportunities. The Dodgers relievers have a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 84 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 48 holds for the year (9th in the league). Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 50 times and also have had 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have 2,208 putouts so far this season, as well as 716 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 55 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 73.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,624 innings, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

Glasnow has taken the ball for 629 frames and is sitting with 813 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.73 (261 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.154. He has given up 489 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) with 237 walks. Glasnow (38-32 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 2,581 batters in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated an on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 668 instances (16th in MLB) and have a total of 676 hits. San Francisco has accounted for 80 home runs on the year to go along with 343 RBIs. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .382 and they tally 4.37 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have put up 124 two-baggers, while getting a free base 269 times and earning 358 runs.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.356 with a FIP of 3.93 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (696 strikeouts vs 254 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 725. They have relinquished 82 homers and they concede 4.84 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 388 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (357 earned runs surrendered).

With 76 save situations, the Giants have accrued 49 holds and also 11 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 26 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 69 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of their 100 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have dispatched 291 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In 6,504 innings on the diamond, the Giants hold a efficiency on defense of 67.0% (29th in the majors). The San Francisco Giants have turned 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Giants have racked up 822 assists, 49 errors and have 2,168 putouts during this campaign.

Howard (4-12 career win-loss mark) has earned a 6.71 earned run average and has given up 10.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and he has faced 637 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 101 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.684 and having a FIP of 6.6. During his career, Howard has surrendered 164 base hits while accumulating 130 punch outs in 135 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (+100)

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