Giants vs. Tigers Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 6/29/2022

The Detroit Tigers (28-45 look to avoid the sweep when they visit the San Francisco Giants (40-33) in the final game of a two-game set. Bookmakers have listed the Giants as -211 favorites, while the Tigers are +176 underdogs to pick up a win. San Francisco’s Alex Wood and Detroit’s Rony Garcia have been named the starters for this contest.

Giants vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Giants vs. Tigers

After looking at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +176. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+176) and Over (8)

Giants vs. Tigers Game Info

• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Wood
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Rony García
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
• Game Time: 3:45 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Giants Starter Alex Wood

• Wood makes the start for the Giants, his 15th of the season. He is 5-6 with a 5.05 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings pitched.
• The left-hander’s most recent appearance came on Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, when he went 1 1/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up four hits.
• The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.05, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 14 games this season. Opponents have a .277 batting average against him.
• Wood enters the outing with two quality starts under his belt this year.
• Wood is trying to secure his 11th start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .227 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 541 total hits and last in MLB play with 219 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.331) and ranks last in home runs (41) in all of MLB.

Tigers Starter Rony García

• Garcia (2-2) will take the mound for the Tigers, his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• The 24-year-old has pitched in 14 games this season with an ERA of 4.57, a 4 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.038.
• He has one quality starts in six chances this season.
• Garcia has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Giants have scored 356 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB. They are batting .240 for the campaign with 90 home runs, ninth in the league.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Giants have won 33 out of the 55 games, or 60%, in which they’ve been favored.
• San Francisco has entered 14 games this season favored by -211 or more and is 9-5 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 67.8% chance of a victory for the Giants.
• Games involving San Francisco have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 35 of 74 chances this season.
• The Giants are 37-36-0 ATS in their 73 games with a spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have been underdogs in 57 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (36.8%) in those contests.
• Detroit has a win-loss record of 2-12 when favored by +176 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 36.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Detroit and their opponents have gone over in 25 of their 73 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Tigers are 34-39-0 against the spread in their 73 games that had a posted line this season.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has accumulated a team-best 40 runs batted in.
• Flores’ home runs place him 72nd in MLB, and he ranks 35th in RBI.
• Joc Pederson’s 17 home runs lead his team.
• Pederson heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and two RBI.
• Thairo Estrada paces the Giants with a team-best batting average of .260.
• Mike Yastrzemski is batting .245 with 16 doubles, eight home runs and 32 walks.
• Yastrzemski is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .143 with a home run and four RBI.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Javier Baez has put up a team-high seven home runs and has driven in 25 runs.
• Baez ranks 110th in home runs and 150th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Jonathan Schoop has 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 10 walks while batting .192.
• Schoop is 134th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 177th in RBI.
• Harold Castro is hitting .278 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and four walks.
• Miguel Cabrera leads the Tigers with a .300 batting average.