Phillies vs. Giants Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/31/2022

A pair of surging power hitters meet Tuesday when Nicholas Castellanos — with his two-game homer streak in tow — and the Philadelphia Phillies (21-28) take on Evan Longoria (home runs in three straight) and the San Francisco Giants (26-21). The Phillies are favorites (-131) for the contest, which starts at 6:45 PM ET, live from Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia’s Ranger Suarez and San Francisco’s Jakob Junis have been named the starters for this contest.

Phillies vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Phillies vs. Giants

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (+111) and Over (9)

Phillies vs. Giants Game Info

• Philadelphia Phillies probable starting pitcher: Ranger Suárez
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Jakob Junis
• Game Day: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
• Game Time: 6:45 PM ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Phillies Starter Ranger Suárez

• The Phillies are sending Suarez (4-3) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 4-3 with a 4.74 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 43 2/3 innings pitched.
• The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.74, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .277 against him.
• Suarez is trying to record his fourth quality start of the season in this outing.
• Suarez enters this matchup with five outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
• He will match up with a Giants offense that ranks 11th in MLB with 390 total hits (on a .247 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .406 (fifth in MLB) with 57 total home runs (sixth in MLB).

Giants Starter Jakob Junis

• Junis (2-1) will take the mound for the Giants, his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in six innings against the New York Mets.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.76, a 4.8 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .949 in six games this season.
• He has earned a quality start one time in four starts this season.
• Junis has pitched five or more innings in six straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Phillies rank 10th in MLB with a .245 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks seventh in the league (.404) and 56 home runs.

Phillies Betting Picks & Insights

• The Phillies have entered the game as favorites 27 times this season and won 13, or 48.1%, of those games.
• Philadelphia has a record of 8-10, a 44.4% win rate, when favored by -131 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
• So far this season, Philadelphia and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of their 49 games with a total.
• The Phillies are 24-25-0 against the spread this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have been underdogs in eight games this season and have come away with the win two times (25%) in those contests.
• This season, San Francisco has been victorious one time in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 47.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• San Francisco and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of their 48 opportunities.
• The Giants are 20-27-0 against the spread in their 47 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Phillies Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bryce Harper leads the Phillies with 32 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .305.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Harper ranks 19th in homers and 12th in RBI.
• Jean Segura is hitting .274 with four doubles, six home runs and 10 walks.
• Segura is 54th in home runs and 108th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Castellanos has 12 doubles, seven home runs and 14 walks while batting .263.
• Castellanos will look to build on his five-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI.
• Rhys Hoskins is batting .215 with eight doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 21 walks.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has driven in the most runs for the Giants with 27 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Flores’ home run total ranks 78th and his RBI tally is 27th.
• Joc Pederson been a consistent power bat this season, as he paces his team with 11 home runs and 27 runs batted in.
• Among all major league hitters, Pederson ranks ninth in home runs and 27th in RBI.
• Mike Yastrzemski leads the Giants with a team-high batting average of .298.
• Thairo Estrada has 12 doubles, two home runs and nine walks while batting .278.

Betting Tips for Phillies vs. Giants

Our best bet is the Giants on the moneyline at +111 after digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 9 runs.