Arizona Diamondbacks vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-275) Miami (+220)

The Miami Marlins (8-7) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (9-7) at loanDepot park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at -275 while the Marlins are coming in at +220. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Merrill Kelly and Connor Gillispie.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .436 and have been called out on strikes 104 times, while drawing a walk on 71 occasions. They have compiled 80 RBI's in addition to 132 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is .256. The Diamondbacks have tallied 36 doubles as a unit and have hit 17 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 82 runs scored and have an OBP of .348. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 19 home runs and also 72 total runs (18th in the league). Arizona has relinquished 115 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) and 68 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.34 so far this season (20th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 136 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 48 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.02 as a squad this year.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 43 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 11 base runners so far this season with 27.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 5 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 0 of 5 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 11 save situations. The relievers have recorded 6 holds for the year (26th in the league). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 9 times in addition to having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 72.8% of balls in play into outs in their 1,269 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 423 putouts this year, as well as 148 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Kelly (55-45 career record) has a FIP of 3.82 while going up against 3,465 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 765 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 261 walks. His ERA is 3.88 (362 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.223. Kelly has taken the hill for 839 innings and has earned 751 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Marlins have a team slugging % of .375 and they earn 4.33 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have hit 25 doubles, while getting a free base 54 times and recording 65 runs. Miami has recorded 11 long balls on the year and 61 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 138 occasions (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 129 hits. The Miami Marlins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .253 for the season.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.394 with a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff so far this season. They are currently ranked 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 123. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 71 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.07 (62 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 6.90 (105 strikeouts vs 68 bases on balls). They have allowed 14 long balls and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of 26 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 23 times in high leverage situations and on 20 occasions with runners on base. With 17 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 13 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 54 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Miami has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 4 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 13 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Marlins have accrued 153 assists, 10 errors and have 411 putouts so far this season. In 1,233 innings played, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (14th in professional baseball).

Gillispie (0-1 career win-loss record) holds a 3.27 earned run average while giving up 6.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.00 and he has faced 92 batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 8 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.136 and a FIP of 3.2. In his MLB career, Gillispie has allowed 15 base hits while accumulating 20 punch outs in 22 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-275)

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