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The San Francisco Giants are in “The Magic City” to take on the Miami Marlins as this intriguing four-game series continues on Friday evening. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Giants-Marlins prediction and pick will be made for the whole baseball world to see!
Heading into Friday, the Giants' bats were silenced by Miami all night long as San Francisco was blanked 3-0, as the loss marked their second straight loss in as many nights. Looking to get back into the win column, the Giants will call upon RHP Alex Cobb, who has a 3-2 record and a lofty 5.73 ERA to begin his season.
Miami relied heavily on a masterful pitching performance that left the Giants absolutely baffled at the plate on Thursday. At 21-28 and now winners in two of their previous three games, the Marlins will try to continue their recent good play by sending Elieser Hernandez to the mound with his 2-5 record and 5.77 ERA.
Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the Giants-Marlins MLB odds.
MLB Odds: Giants-Marlins Odds
San Francisco Giants: -1.5 (+114)
Miami Marlins: +1.5 (-137)
Over: 8 (-104)
Under: 8 (-118)
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Why The Giants Could Cover the Spread
Standing at a record of 27-23 which is currently good for third place in the NL West, the Giants seemingly haven't appeared to hit their full stride yet, which would ring true in being only four games above the all-important .500 mark. Of course, the baseball community is well aware of how successful the Giants were during the 2021 season, but in 2022, the Giants seem to go quite far too often when needing a big victory. Nonetheless, this is still a squad that is super dangerous and can put the pressure on opposing teams in the blink of an eye.
When looking at this San Francisco roster, it becomes quite obvious that they will have a chance to cover the spread against Miami on Friday in large part due to their ability to generate offense. Ironically, this was far from the case yesterday, as the Giants only tallied three hits on the night. However, don't expect that to necessarily be the case again, as San Francisco has scored the third-most runs in the league with 249 men crossing the plate in 2022.
The pitching game has been a huge question mark this season for the Giants, as they have possessed the fifth-highest team ERA at 4.31 in their first 50 games. While the arms weren't the problem whatsoever on Thursday in the loss to Miami, it was at least encouraging for the pitchers to dial-up an effective game against a squad that had previously dropped double-digit scoring performances in the two games prior.
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A big reason the Giants could cover the spread at Miami is none other than the hurler himself in Alex Cobb. Despite a higher season ERA that I'm sure he would like, Cobb has still fared rather well against the Marlins with a 2.65 earned-run average and an even 3-3 record in six starts.
Why The Marlins Could Cover the Spread
Yes, the Marlins' record doesn't look all that impressive on paper, but believe it or not, the Marlins have been playing some steady ball as of late. There is nothing quite like breaking out of an offensive slump than when a squad makes the travel to Coors Field in Colorado, where the ball seemingly can fly to the moon off of the bat.
During their series against the Rockies, the Marlins scored a total of 28 runs to increase their offensive production all around. Now standing smack dab in the middle of all of baseball in runs scored with 213 and climbing within the top ten of the league in batting average at .246, Miami is no doubt starting to find their groove at the plate.
With injuries to names like Garrett Cooper, Brian Anderson, and Joey Wendle who are all expected to miss Friday's contest, other bats in the Marlins lineup will need to step up in order to continue their stellar play at the dish.
While they may need to score more than three runs on Friday evening to keep up with another high octane offense like the Giants, the Marlins sure did everything right from the mound less than 24 hours ago. Spinning the baseball at an extremely efficient rate, Miami will surely guarantee themselves a series split by replicating what they were able to against Giants bats at Marlins Park.
On the season, Miami has pitched to the tune of a 3.60 ERA, which is ranked as the tenth best mark in the majors. They are also only letting the opposition rake .228 off of them as well, which demonstrates Miami's ability to get outs at a feverish pace.
Final Giants-Marlins Prediction & Pick
It is highly unlikely the Marlins will be able to hold the Giants to three hits on no runs again tonight, but the Marlins should also appear more coherent at the plate themselves, especially with the up and down play from Giants' twirler Alex Cobb in 2022. Siding with the fish in this one could prove to do wonders for baseball bettors alike.
Final Giants-Marlins Pick: Marlins +1.5 (-137)
