San Francisco Giants vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

The San Francisco Giants (6-10) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (3-13). The odds on this game have San Francisco at -124 while Miami is opening at +105. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Hicks and Ryan Weathers.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 19th in the league. They have notched a total of 69 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Giants have tallied 25 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 16 balls out of the park. They have earned 65 runs batted in in addition to 130 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .244. San Francisco has a slugging % of .388 and have struck out 126 times, while taking a walk on 53 occasions.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 4.99 on the season (26th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 120 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 19 long balls in addition to 81 runs in total (23rd in baseball). They have walked 42 opposing players and their FIP is 4.40 as a squad on the campaign. San Francisco has surrendered 136 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 76 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 4 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 base runners over the course of the season and 43.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. Giants bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 9 times and also have had 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 45 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 2 holds this season (30th in the league). They have earned 1 save over the course of the season and have blown 1 out of their 2 chances to save the game.

The Seattle Mariners have amassed 411 putouts this year, in addition to 159 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and have 16 double plays. The Giants have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,233 innings, ranking them 15th in pro baseball.

Hicks (13-21 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while going up against 1,107 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 195 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 136 walks. His ERA is 3.65 (106 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.267. Hicks has taken the hill for 261 innings and has earned 268 punch outs so far in his career.

Miami has hit 13 home runs over the course of the season and 58 runs batted in. They have tallied 16 doubles, while taking a walk 43 times as well as scoring 60 runs. The Miami Marlins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .273 and a team batting average of .209 on the year. The Marlins have a SLG% of .316 and they score 3.75 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have struck out on 133 occasions (14th in the league) and are sitting with 112 base hits.

The Miami pitching staff have conceded 95 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.13 (82 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 19 homers and they allow 5.94 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.576 in addition to having a FIP of 4.88 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (134 strikeouts vs 78 free passes). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 149.

Sitting with 15 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 9 holds and 5 blown saves. Miami has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 6 save chances and they have come away with 1 save. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 14 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% of 25 inherited base runners. They sit at 30th in the league with a save rate of 16.7%, and they have dispatched 54 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (25th in pro baseball). The Marlins have recorded 153 assists, 13 errors and have accounted for 432 putouts over the course of the season. In their 1,296 innings played, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 66.7% (27th in MLB).

So far in his career, Weathers has allowed 188 base hits while totaling 130 strikeouts in 170 frames. He has given up 106 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.524 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 and he has faced 744 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Weathers (6-16 career record) has earned a 5.61 earned run average and has conceded 10.0 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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