San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+140) Milwaukee (-168)

American Family Field is where the Milwaukee Brewers (75-56) will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (67-66) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Giants at +140 while the Brewers are priced at -168. The total is 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Hayden Birdsong and Aaron Civale.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 1,159 times, while drawing a walk on 422 occasions. They have accrued 547 RBI's and 1,086 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .242. The Giants have recorded 222 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 141 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 573 runs and have an on-base percentage of .311. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have given up 131 home runs and also 584 runs (17th in the league). San Francisco has relinquished 1,107 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 545 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.17 on the season (20th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,174 hitters. They have walked 424 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a squad on the campaign.

Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 110 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 85 holds on the year (7th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.9% and has come into the game in 133 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves on the year and have not converted 18 of 46 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 159 runners so far this year with 35.2% of those players earned a run for their team. The Giants have dispatched 462 relievers to the hill this season.

The Giants have transformed 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,584 innings, which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 3,528 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,295 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 16th in MLB, and they have turned 117 double plays.

Birdsong has thrown 45 innings and is sitting with 54 K's in his pro baseball career. Birdsong (3-3 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.52 while facing 196 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.59 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.375. He has surrendered 36 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 26 free passes.

The Brewers have a SLG% of .404 and they earn 4.81 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have 199 two-baggers, while walking 488 times as well as notching 630 runs. Milwaukee has tallied 140 home runs so far this year to go along with 600 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,153 instances (11th in the league) and have accounted for 1,120 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have an on-base percentage of .331 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 520 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (479 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 163 homers and they yield 4.03 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.242 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (1,061 strikeouts vs 395 bases on balls). They rank 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,049.

Milwaukee has had relief pitchers take the mound in 60 save opportunities and they have tallied 42 saves. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 419 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 158 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of 173 inherited base runners. With 126 save situations, the Brewers have amassed 66 holds and also 18 blown saves.

Out of their 10,464 innings played, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (3rd in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in pro baseball). The Brewers have 1,104 assists, 68 errors and have 3,488 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Civale has given up 570 hits while accumulating 548 K's in 603 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 276 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.214 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 2,508 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Civale (35-34 career record) is the owner of a 4.12 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-168)

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