Miami Marlins vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+132) New York (-156)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (8-2) will go up against the Miami Marlins (1-9) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Miami at +132 while New York is opening at -156. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be A.J. Puk and Carlos Rodon.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. They have tallied 40 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .285. The Marlins have tallied 11 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the stadium. They have 39 RBI's in addition to 77 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .221. Miami has a slugging rate of .336 and have struck out 84 times, while drawing a walk on 28 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.71 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.60. Marlins pitchers have conceded 12 long balls in addition to 65 runs in total (29th in the league). Miami has given up 95 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 53 earned runs. The Marlins have compiled a team earned run average of 5.18 on the year (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 89 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 52 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.77 as a squad this season.

Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 8 times in addition to having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 5 holds on the campaign (18th in the league). The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 9 save situations. They have compiled 0 saves for the season and have blown 4 of their 4 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 10 base runners over the course of the season with 50.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Marlins have sent 33 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Marlins have converted 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 828 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 276 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 104 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which puts them in 23rd in the majors, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Puk (13-13 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 670 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 143 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 56 free passes. His ERA is 3.92 (67 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.295. Puk has taken the ball for 153 innings and is sitting with 189 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The New York Yankees hold an OBP of .339 as well as a team batting average of .245 this year. They have struck out on 85 occasions (10th in the league) and have totaled 81 base hits. New York has knocked in 11 HRs for the year as well as 42 runs batted in. The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .378 and they are earning 4.90 runs per outing (13th in MLB). They have recorded 11 doubles, while taking a walk 47 times as well as earning 49 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.363 and have a FIP of 4.01 as a squad this year. They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 85. The New York pitching staff have given up 39 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.07 (31 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (77 strikeouts against 39 bases on balls). They have allowed 7 homers and they surrender 3.86 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

With 16 save situations, the Yankees have earned 7 holds and 2 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 9 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations and on 16 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 45.5% out of 22 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have sent 34 relievers onto the field on the season.

In their 819 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (20th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 5 double plays and have a fielding rate of .974 (28th in pro baseball). The Yankees have racked up 97 assists, 10 errors and have earned 273 putouts for the season.

Rodon (59-54 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.82 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has faced 3,898 hitters so far in his career. He has given up 391 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Rodon has surrendered 808 base hits while he has tallied 1,018 strikeouts in 921 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+132)

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