San Francisco Giants vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-124) Miami (+105)

The Miami Marlins (3-13) host the San Francisco Giants (6-10) at loanDepot park on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Giants at -124 and the Marlins are at +105. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Harrison and A.J. Puk.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have tallied 65 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. The Giants have accumulated 23 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 15 balls out of the park. They have 61 runs batted in and 120 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .241. San Francisco is slugging .382 and have struck out 117 times, while taking a walk on 52 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Giants pitchers have relinquished 15 long balls in addition to 72 runs in total (22nd in the league). San Francisco has allowed 126 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 67 earned runs. The Giants have an ERA of 4.67 this year (22nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 114 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 40 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a team so far this year.

Giants bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 9 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 2 holds on the year (30th in the league). The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 4 save situations. They have earned 1 save for the year and have missed out on 1 of 2 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 16 base runners so far this season with 43.8% of them ended up scoring. The Giants have dispatched 43 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Giants have turned 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,161 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 387 putouts for the season, as well as 151 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which is 6th in MLB, and have accumulated 16 double plays.

Harrison has thrown 51 innings and has earned 52 punch outs in his MLB career. Harrison (2-2 mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.36 and he has faced 215 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.35 (25 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.161. He has given up 46 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 14 free passes.

Miami has compiled 11 HRs on the year to go along with 52 runs batted in. They have hit 13 two-baggers, while walking 41 times as well as putting up 53 runs. The Miami Marlins have compiled an OBP of .271 as well as a team batting average of .206 this year. The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .302 and they are earning 3.53 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 119 occasions (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 103 base hits.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.570 in addition to having a FIP of 4.85 as a unit over the course of the season. They rank 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 137. The Miami pitching staff have given up 86 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.87 (73 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (124 strikeouts against 75 walks). They have allowed 17 homers and they concede 5.73 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

With 12 save situations, the Marlins have recorded 7 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 5 save chances and they have walked away with 1 save. Their relievers have come in 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 15 occasions with runners on base. Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 25 inherited runners. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 20.0%, and they have sent 50 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (24th in baseball). The Marlins have accrued 146 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 405 putouts so far this season. In their 1,215 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.2% (24th in MLB).

So far in his career, Puk has conceded 147 hits while accumulating 191 K's in 158 innings pitched. He has given up 68 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and he has gone up against 693 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Puk (13-14 career win-loss mark) has a 3.87 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami (+105) and under 8.5 runs

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