Giants vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

The Miami Marlins (49-85) and Derek Hill (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (+116) on the moneyline for their matchup with the San Francisco Giants (67-68) on Saturday at 9:05 p.m. ET on BSFL. Robbie Ray starts for San Francisco while Edward Cabrera is Miami’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Giants vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Giants (-136)
• Underdog: Marlins (+116)
• Over/under: 7.5

Giants vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Giants have been favorites in 71 games this season and have come away with the win 41 times (57.7%) in those contests.
• San Francisco has a record of 24-13 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -136 or more on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 57.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Marlins have won 45 of the 118 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (38.1%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer, Miami has gone 33-56 (37.1%).
• The Marlins have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.3% in this contest.

Giants vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Matt Chapman is batting .244 this season with 21 home runs, both tops among San Francisco hitters.
• Of all MLB hitters, Chapman ranks 85th in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage, and 60th in slugging.
• Heliot Ramos leads San Francisco in runs batted in (65) this season. He’s batting .281 while slugging .497.
• Jake Burger has accumulated a team-best batting average of .249, and paces the Marlins in home runs (25) and runs batted in (59).
• In all of the majors, Burger is 23rd in home runs and 74th in RBI.
• Jesus Sanchez is batting .238 with 20 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 29 walks.

Giants vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Giants have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• Giants pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.20 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Giants rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.309 WHIP this season.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB.
• Miami has a 4.76 team ERA that ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Marlins average MLB’s third-worst WHIP (1.394).