Phillies vs. Giants Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 9/3/2022

The Philadelphia Phillies (73-59) are set to take on the San Francisco Giants (62-68) Saturday at 4:05 PM ET. The Phillies are listed as -122 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Giants have +102 odds for the contest. Philadelphia’s Noah Syndergaard gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Jakob Junis.

Phillies vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Phillies vs. Giants

Our best bet is the Giants on the moneyline at +102 after digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (+102) and Over (8.5)

Phillies vs. Giants Game Info

• Philadelphia Phillies probable starting pitcher: Noah Syndergaard
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Jakob Junis
• Game Day: Saturday, September 3, 2022
• Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Phillies Starter Noah Syndergaard

• Syndergaard (8-9 with a 3.98 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Phillies, his 21st of the season.
• His last time out was on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing nine hits.
• The 30-year-old has put up a 3.98 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 20 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .260 to opposing hitters.
• Syndergaard is looking to pick up his ninth quality start of the season.
• Syndergaard is aiming for his seventh straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance on the mound.
• The opposing Giants offense has a collective .233 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 1008 total hits and 14th in MLB play with 581 runs scored. It has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 13th in home runs (145) in all of MLB.

Giants Starter Jakob Junis

• The Giants will hand the ball to Junis (4-4) for his 15th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed nine hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.04, a 4.438 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.154 in 17 games this season.
• He has four quality starts in 14 chances this season.
• Junis has started 14 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 10 times. He averages 4.3 innings per appearance.
• The Phillies rank sixth in MLB with 622 runs scored this season. They have a .253 batting average this campaign with 164 home runs (seventh in the league).
• The right-hander has allowed the Phillies to go 3-for-16 with a double and an RBI in 4 1/3 innings this season.

Phillies Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Phillies have been favored 86 times and won 51, or 59.3%, of those games.
• Philadelphia is 47-32 this season when entering a game favored by -122 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 55% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
• Philadelphia’s games have gone over the total in 67 of their 132 chances.
• The Phillies are 69-63-0 against the spread this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have been victorious in 10, or 24.4%, of the 41 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• San Francisco has a win-loss record of 9-27 when favored by +102 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 49.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• San Francisco and their opponents have hit the over in 63 of their 131 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Giants have posted a record of 58-72-0 against the spread this season.

Phillies Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rhys Hoskins has 25 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 64 walks while hitting .251.
• Including all MLB batters, Hoskins is 83rd in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage, and 29th in slugging.
• Hoskins has collected a hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with two doubles, two walks and two RBI.
• Kyle Schwarber has hit 36 home runs with 78 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
• Of all major league hitters, Schwarber is second in homers and 19th in RBI.
• J.T. Realmuto has 23 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 35 walks while batting .269.
• Alec Bohm’s .292 batting average paces his team.
• Bohm has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .261 with a double, a walk and two RBI.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has driven in a team-leading 61 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Flores ranks 65th in homers and 56th in RBI.
• Thairo Estrada has a club-high .260 batting average.
• Estrada ranks 140th in home runs and 87th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Joc Pederson has 21 home runs, tops in the clubhouse.
• Mike Yastrzemski is hitting .206 with 23 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 52 walks.