Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+155) Arizona (-185)

The Miami Marlins (17-34) are headed to Chase Field on Saturday where they will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (24-26). The odds on this game have Miami at +155 while Arizona is priced at -185. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Sixto Sanchez and Jordan Montgomery.

As a unit, the Miami Marlins are notching 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 28th in the league. They have a total of 193 runs while holding a team OBP of .288. The Marlins have hit 63 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 42 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 188 runs batted in and 396 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .232. Miami has a slugging rate of .349 and have been rung up 385 times, while taking a walk on 119 occasions.

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The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.85 for the season (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 429 batters. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 52 long balls and 275 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 197 batters and their FIP is 4.25 as a team on the season. Miami has yielded 448 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 245 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42.

Marlins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 52 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 21 holds over the course of the season (27th in MLB). The Marlins bullpen have recorded a save rate of 42.1% and has entered the game in 40 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of 19 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 base runners this year with 37.3% of them crossed home plate. The Marlins have sent 173 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Marlins have turned 67.7% of balls in play into outs in their 4,095 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 1,365 putouts on the year, in addition to 479 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays.

Sanchez has thrown 65 innings and has accounted for 48 punch outs during his MLB career. Sanchez (3-4 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.93 and he has faced 284 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.66 (34 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.401. He has given up 70 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 22 free passes.

Arizona has a total of 48 long balls for the year to go along with 227 runs batted in. They have recorded 90 two-baggers, while walking 170 times and putting up 241 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned an OBP of .319 and a batting average of .247 so far this year. The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .394 and they are earning 4.82 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 385 occasions (24th in the league) and have totaled 419 hits.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.312 with a FIP of 3.96 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 438. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 234 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.38 (217 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (379 strikeouts against 147 walks). They have given up 50 dingers and they concede 4.72 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 49.2% out of their 63 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on. With 40 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 17 holds and also 11 blown saves. They sit at 28th in baseball with a save rate of 47.6%, and they have dispatched 159 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 48 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have 448 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,338 putouts this year. In their 4,014 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (23rd in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Montgomery has given up 742 base knocks while earning 725 strikeouts in 789 innings. Montgomery (40-36 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.74 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 328 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.33 and he has faced 3,282 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+155)

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