Marlins vs. Giants Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/2/2022

Seeking their 21st win of the year, the Miami Marlins (20-28) are favorites (-140) on the moneyline when they take on the San Francisco Giants (27-22) Thursday at 6:40 PM ET. Sandy Alcantara will get the ball for Miami while San Francisco counter with Alex Wood.

Marlins vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Marlins vs. Giants

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (+120) and Under (7)

Marlins vs. Giants Game Info

• Miami Marlins probable starting pitcher: Sandy Alcantara
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Wood
• Game Day: Thursday, June 2, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Stadium: loanDepot park

Miami Marlins vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Marlins Starter Sandy Alcantara

• Alcantara gets the start for the Marlins, his 11th of the season. He is 5-2 with a 2.00 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, the righty went eight innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.00, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents have a .197 batting average against him.
• Alcantara is trying to continue a fourth-game quality start streak in this outing.
• Alcantara will try to continue a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per appearance).
• The opposing Giants offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.405) and ranks seventh in MLB play with 59 home runs. It has a collective .246 batting average, and is 11th in MLB with 407 total hits and third in MLB play scoring 249 runs.
• Alcantara has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.600 WHIP against the Giants this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .188 batting average over one appearance.
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks eighth in ERA (2.00), 14th in WHIP (1.005), and 23rd in K/9 (8.4) among pitchers who qualify.

Giants Starter Alex Wood

• The Giants will send Wood (3-4) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
• The 31-year-old has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 4.81, a 3.462 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.465.
• In nine starts this season, Wood has not yet earned a quality start.
• In nine starts this season, Wood has lasted five or more innings six times, with an average of 4.2 innings per appearance.
• The Marlins have scored 210 runs this season, which ranks 16th in MLB. They are batting .245 for the campaign with 51 home runs, 14th in the league.

Marlins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Marlins have entered the game as favorites 22 times this season and won 11, or 50%, of those games.
• This season, Miami has won four of its 10 games, or 40%, when favored by at least -140 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
• So far this season, Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of their 48 games with a total.
• The Marlins are 25-23-0 ATS in their 48 games with a spread this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have been chosen as underdogs in 10 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (30%) in those games.
• This year, San Francisco has won two of three games when listed as at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 45.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Contests with San Francisco have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 28 of 50 chances this season.
• The Giants have an against the spread record of 22-27-0 in 49 games with a line this season.

Marlins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jazz Chisholm leads the Marlins with 31 runs batted in.
• Including all MLB batters, Chisholm is 43rd in batting average, 67th in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
• Jorge Soler’s 11 home runs pace his team.
• Soler is 12th in home runs and 34th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Garrett Cooper has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282.
• Jesus Aguilar has seven doubles, six home runs and 18 walks while batting .255.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has put up a team-leading 30 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Flores’ home run total ranks 60th and his RBI tally ranks 20th.
• Flores carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
• Joc Pederson has put up a team-high 12 home runs.
• Pederson is 10th in homers and 23rd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Thairo Estrada is batting .279 with 12 doubles, two home runs and nine walks.
• Mike Yastrzemski leads the Giants with a .295 batting average.

Betting Tips for Marlins vs. Giants

Our best bet is the Giants on the moneyline at +120 after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will under the total of 7 runs.