San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-152) Houston (+126)

The San Francisco Giants (3-1) are on their way to Daikin Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Houston Astros (2-2). The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at -152 and Houston is at +126. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Landen Roupp and Framber Valdez.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which is 11th in MLB. They have accumulated 21 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .276. The Giants have compiled 6 doubles as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the stadium. They have 21 runs batted in in addition to 30 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .226. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .406 and have struck out 35 times, while taking a walk on 9 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.20 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.97. Giants pitchers have surrendered 4 home runs in addition to 12 total runs (7th in baseball). San Francisco has conceded 24 hits (6.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 12 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 3.09 on the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 32 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 10 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a unit on the season.

The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 2 base runners for the year with none of them crossed the plate. Giants pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 2 times as well as having 2 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 15 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have racked up 4 holds over the course of the season (10th in the league). They have recorded 2 saves on the campaign and have blown 0 of 2 chances to save the game.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 105 putouts on the year, in addition to 33 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at 1.000 which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 3 double plays. The Giants have converted 77.5% of balls in play into outs out of 315 innings, which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball.

Roupp has pitched in 50 innings and is sitting with 47 strikeouts during his MLB career. Roupp (1-2 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.54 while he has gone up against 217 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.59 (20 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.377. He has conceded 43 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 26 free passes.

Houston has a total of 1 HR on the campaign to go along with 7 RBIs. They have notched 2 doubles, while walking 16 times as well as earning 8 runs. The Houston Astros have an OBP of .269 and a batting average of .157 for the year. The Astros have a team SLG% of .200 and they average 2.00 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have struck out on 33 instances (17th in the league) and have tallied 18 base knocks.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.083 in addition to having a FIP of 3.20 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 21. The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 12 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 2.75 (11 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (37 strikeouts against 18 free passes). They have given up 2 home runs and they allow 3.00 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

With 5 save situations, the Astros have amassed 3 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 2 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with runners on. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 3 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 12 relievers to the hill so far this season.

Out of their 324 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 77.3% (5th in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .993 (10th in pro baseball). The Astros have 34 assists, 1 error and are sitting with 108 putouts so far this year.

Valdez (68-41 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.30 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has gone up against 3,681 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 326 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.196 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Valdez has allowed 741 base knocks while he has totaled 866 K's in 888 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-152)

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