Mariners vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 23, 2024

The Seattle Mariners (64-64) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they host the San Francisco Giants (65-64) Friday at 10:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network. The Mariners are listed as -156 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Giants are +131 underdogs. Seattle’s Luis Castillo and San Francisco’s Hayden Birdsong have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Mariners vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-156)
• Underdog: Giants (+131)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mariners vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Mariners have come away with 47 wins in the 83 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Seattle has a record of 16-11 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -156 or more on the moneyline.
• The Mariners have an implied victory probability of 60.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Giants have been the underdog on the moneyline 54 total times this season. They’ve finished 23-31 in those games.
• San Francisco has a record of 5-12 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +131 or longer (29.4%).
• The Giants have an implied moneyline win probability of 43.3% in this contest.

Mariners vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 27 and runs batted in with 78.
• Among hitters in baseball, Raleigh is 12th in home runs and 19th in RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has 91 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .383 this season.
• Matt Chapman leads the Giants in home runs (20), runs batted in (62) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .245.
• Chapman ranks 34th in homers and 48th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Heliot Ramos is hitting .283 with 16 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 31 walks.

Mariners vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Mariners have the first-best ERA (3.53) in the majors this season.
• The Mariners have a combined 1.101 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
• San Francisco has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.18).
• The Giants average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.295).